Timoney Stones
The Timoney Stones are a collection of standing stones forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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.
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).
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.
References
- ^ "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.