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Timoney Stones

Timoney Stones

Standing stones in County Tipperary, Ireland

The Timoney Stones are a collection of standing stones forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1][2]

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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.[3]

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).[4]

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 yd) across. The cairns have all been removed.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    Houston, John Richard (19 July 1979). Numbering the survivors: a history of the Standish family of Ireland, Ontario and Alberta. Generation Press. ISBN 9780920830024 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Gleeson, John (19 July 1982). History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond. Roberts' Books. ISBN 9780907561064 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    Newby, Eric; Petry, Diana (1970). Wonders of Ireland: a personal choice of 484. Stein and Day. ISBN 9780812812749 – via Internet Archive. Timoney Stones.
  4. [4]
    "The Timoney Stones, Timoney Hills, Co. Tipperary". www.thestandingstone.ie.
  5. [5]
    Pip. "TIMONEY STONES SOUTH /MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
  6. [6]
    Sharpe, Henry J.; Addis, Jeremy; Kane, Michael (19 July 1984). Books Ireland. Bluett. ISBN 9780907899105 – via Google Books.
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