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Standing stone

Cappagh, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Cappagh, County Westmeath, 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
Cappagh
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.63679, -7.47403
SMR number
WM006-047001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · 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 low rise in gently undulating pasture-land. Bog 250m to W. Ringfort (WM006-029----) 400m to NW. Tall slender limestone standing stone (approx. H 2.1m) in SW quadrant of ringfort (WM006-043---). Rectangular in plan and tapering towards the top with some spalling and splitting of the surface due to weathering. The stone has been reused as a scratching post. Vague traces of two concentric slightly grooved or pecked circles on E face. Socket stones visible at base.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 1 February 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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