Timoney Stones

Timoney Stones
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	52.900309°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

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

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

References

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. ISBN 9780907561064 – via Google Books.
Newby, Eric; Petry, Diana (1970). Wonders of Ireland: a personal choice of 484. Stein and Day – 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.

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[1] 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.

[2] Gleeson, John (19 July 1982). History of the Ely O'Carroll Territory Or Ancient Ormond. Roberts' Books. ISBN 9780907561064 – via Google Books.

[3] Newby, Eric; Petry, Diana (1970). Wonders of Ireland: a personal choice of 484. Stein and Day – via Internet Archive. Timoney Stones.

[4] "The Timoney Stones, Timoney Hills, Co. Tipperary". www.thestandingstone.ie.

[5] Pip. "TIMONEY STONES SOUTH /MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.

[6] Sharpe, Henry J.; Addis, Jeremy; Kane, Michael (19 July 1984). Books Ireland. Bluett. ISBN 9780907899105 – via Google Books.