Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Cronebane, County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cronebane
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Mottee Stone
- Coordinates
- 52.88690, -6.20819
- SMR number
- WI035-017----
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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)
- 1841 · Ireland. (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
Situated on a ridge running NE-SW. A massive granite boulder (dims. 4.3m x 3.2m; H 2.4m), supposed to be the hurling ball of Fionn Mac Cumhaill; possibly a glacial erratic.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.