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Standing stone

Moyvoughly, County Westmeath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Standing stone, Moyvoughly, 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
Moyvoughly
County
Westmeath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.43694, -7.72031
SMR number
WM030-021----

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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 top of a small, natural rise, with extensive views, except where overlooked by higher ground to NE and S. Not depicted on OS mapping. Monument described in 1979 as a large upright limestone slab (H 2.7m) which has a broad face (Wth 1.25m) to E and W and is thin in cross-section (T 0.65m). The stone leans at a slight angle to NW. The top of the stone is roughly rounded to a point. The ground around the stone has been worn by livestock and it is now in a slight hollow, having small stones against its base at N and S. Another large limestone boulder lies flat on the ground c. 1m to WSW. This has a single circular hole drilled in its upper surface which is probably a blasting hole. There is an old disused quarry depression to E and a low bank running from the stone to NE, which may represent up-cast. Some small rock outcrops can be seen in the natural rise, to S of the two stones. A field boundary running NW-SE lies c. 37m to E. Monument is not visible today on Digital Globe aerial photography.

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

Date of upload: 07 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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