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Standing stone

Porterstown (Cooke), County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Porterstown (Cooke), 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
Porterstown (Cooke)
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Stone
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.50336, -7.16310
SMR number
WM027-016----

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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 N side of a small ridge, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM027-017----) lies c. 170m to SE. Annotated 'Stone' on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Monument described in 1976 as a large, limestone boulder (dims. 1.7m N-S; 0.75m E-W; H 2.35m) orientated N-S on its long-axis. Roughly rectangular in elevation, the surface is rough and uneven with numerous natural grooves and depressions. It has been used as a scratching post in recent times resulting in a hollow area around the base of the stone. There is an area of disturbance to the immediate N. A second, smaller stone lies prostrate a short distance to S.

Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien.

Date of upload: 06 November 2019

Nearby in the register

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

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