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 | |
| 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°W |
| Area | Stretching over 40 ha (100 ac) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Height | 0.3–2 m (0.98–6.56 ft) |
| Built | unknown |
| Owner | Office of Public Works |
Location edit
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 edit
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 edit
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.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship - Tipperary North" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gleeson, John (19 July 1982). History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond. Roberts' Books. ISBN 9780907561064 – via Google Books.
- ^ Newby, Eric; Petry, Diana (1970). Wonders of Ireland: a personal choice of 484. Stein and Day. ISBN 9780812812749 – via Internet Archive.
Timoney Stones.
- ^ "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. ISBN 9780907899105 – via Google Books.