Timoney Stones

The Timoney Stones are a collection of standing stones forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2][3]

Timoney Stones
Native name
Irish: Galláin Thuaim Eabhna
Location of Timoney Stones in Ireland
Typestanding stones
LocationCullaun/Timenyhills/Timoney, Roscrea,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Coordinates52.900309°N 7.720127°W / 52.900309; -7.720127
AreaStretching over 40 ha (100 ac)
Elevation160 m (520 ft)
Height0.3–2 m (1–6 feet)
Builtunknown
OwnerOffice of Public Works
Official name: Timoney Hills Standing Stones
Reference no.353[1]

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 scattered 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 (77 yds) across. The cairns have all been removed.[6][7]

References
  1. https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-tipperary-north.pdf
  2. 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.
  3. Gleeson, John (19 July 1982). "History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond". Roberts' Books – via Google Books.
  4. Newby, Eric; Petry, Diana (1970). Wonders of Ireland: a personal choice of 484. Stein and Day – via Internet Archive. Timoney Stones.
  5. "The Timoney Stones, Timoney Hills, Co. Tipperary". www.thestandingstone.ie.
  6. Pip. "TIMONEY STONES SOUTH /MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
  7. Sharpe, Henry J.; Addis, Jeremy; Kane, Michael (19 July 1984). "Books Ireland". Bluett – via Google Books.
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