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Standing stone

Leny, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Leny, 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
Leny
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.61165, -7.43573
SMR number
WM011-027----

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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 the shoulder of a hill in grassland with extensive views towards Lough Owel to the SE. Ring barrow (WM011-026---) and standing stone (WM011-026001--) 50m to N. Standing stone (WM011-025---) 200m to NNW. Church (WM011-028----) and graveyard (WM011-028001-) 125m to SSE. Portion of a broken standing stone (H 1m; Wth 0.4m; T 0.1m) consisting of a tall thin slab leaning over to one side which is set into a shallow depression in the ground.

Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 15 June 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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