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Standing stone

Coan, County Wicklow, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Coan, County Wicklow, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Coan
County
Wicklow
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.96970, -6.53877
SMR number
WI022-032----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a gentle W-facing slope of average grazing land with occasional granite outcrops on the lower slopes of Camarahill and overlooking the Little Slaney River which flows nearby to the E. Good views of Keadeen to the SW, as well as Brusselstown Ring to the W, and also of the Sugarloaf and Lobawn to the N. A low, granite slab tapering towards the top (H 1.02m; Wth at base 0.92m; T 0.2m) orientated N-S. The E face is flat while the W face is more rounded. A second standing stone (WI022-030----) stands c. 130m to the N.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 17 December 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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