Timoney Stones
Timoney Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Galláin Thuaim Eabhna | |
Location of Timoney Stones in Ireland | |
Type | standing stones |
Location |
Cullaun/Timenyhills/Timoney, Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°54′01″N 7°43′12″W / 52.900309°N 7.720127°WCoordinates: 52°54′01″N 7°43′12″W / 52.900309°N 7.720127°W |
Area | Stretching over 40 ha (100 ac) |
Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Height | 0.3–2 m (1–6 feet) |
Built | unknown |
Owner | Office of Public Works |
Official name: Timoney Hills Standing Stones | |
Reference no. | 353[1] |
The Timoney Stones are a collection of standing stones forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2][3]
Location
The Timoney Stones are found in the hills 8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Roscrea, on the old Timoney Park estate, near the border with County Laois.[4]
History
About 300 stones and five cairns were erected here, and a stone circle. Their origin is a mystery, some placing them in the Neolithic and others much more recently (the 19th century).[5]
Description
121 stones survive, of which 93 are standing and 28 have fallen. They are stcattered widely without any clear pattern, except for some in threes (a tall stone, a short stone and a slab), some in pairs (aligned N-S or E-W), and sixteen that form a stone circle 70 m across. The cairns have all been removed.[6][7]
References
- ↑ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-tipperary-north.pdf
- ↑ Houston, John Richard (19 July 1979). "Numbering the survivors: a history of the Standish family of Ireland, Ontario and Alberta". Generation Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ Gleeson, John (19 July 1982). "History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond". Roberts' Books – via Google Books.
- ↑ Newby, Eric; Petry, Diana. "Wonders of Ireland: a personal choice of 484". Stein and Day – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Timoney Stones, Timoney Hills, Co. Tipperary". www.thestandingstone.ie.
- ↑ Pip. "TIMONEY STONES SOUTH /MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- ↑ Sharpe, Henry J.; Addis, Jeremy; Kane, Michael (19 July 1984). "Books Ireland". Bluett – via Google Books.