DDiscover AloneMapAbout

Coad Stone

Standing stone
Computer-made picture that does not show Coad StoneNot a photo of this monument
Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument. · Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

At the highest point on a hill, with wide panoramic views. Indicated and named ‘Coad Stone’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This well-preserved limestone standing stone (H 2.25m; basal dims. L 0.4m; Wth 0.2m; upper dims. L 0.5m; Wth 0.2m) is oriented NW-SE. Its top is pointed at the SE and slopes down…

Read the whole record
At the highest point on a hill, with wide panoramic views. Indicated and named ‘Coad Stone’ on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. This well-preserved limestone standing stone (H 2.25m; basal dims. L 0.4m; Wth 0.2m; upper dims. L 0.5m; Wth 0.2m) is oriented NW-SE. Its top is pointed at the SE and slopes down to the NW (H 1.75m). There are solution holes in the stone, which appears to be set on a vaguely defined low bank at the E side of a slight hollow (diam. c. 7m); the latter does not appear to be ancient. A field wall is built against the standing stone. The standing stone and wall lie on/near the E perimeter of a mid-19th century racecourse (CL017-202001-). Westropp (1906-1907, 470-1) suggested that this standing stone may have marked the E limit of the lands of medieval Coad church (CL017-066001-), c. 640m to the W. He also asserted that the townland name Coad (from Comfhod, ‘equal length’) usually means ‘tombstone’, and he recorded the local name “Clochliagaun” for this standing stone. He related (ibid.) an account that it was ‘overthrown by a Kilnaboy treasure-seeker’ in 1854, and was re-erected in 1894 by fellow antiquarian George MacNamara and his brother, who ‘found no traces of burial at its foot’. The following image has been uploaded: CL017-072----_01.jpg View of standing stone from N Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 14 August 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL017-072

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question

What you write will be public.

Places near here

Photo credits
  • The Banner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bob Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Adrian King, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Night of the Big Wind, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Coad ChurchChurch/chapel · 712 yd

Explorer Tom Coad Church in Coad is basically a skeleton with good posture and a graveyard full of secrets. Perfect place to be…

Poplar BridgeBridge · 1278 yd

Explorer Tom Poplar Bridge is a hump-back charmer from 1810 that looks like it's trying to hide a secret in its arches. I bet it was…

Saint Joseph's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 1371 yd

Explorer Tom Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Killinaboy is now an outbuilding, which means its New Year’s resolution was to stop…

Kilinaboy Church (in ruins)Church · 1490 yd

Explorer Tom Kilinaboy Church holds a fake world record for being the most photogenic ruin in County Clare, according to its own PR…

Inchiquin Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1630 yd

Explorer Tom Inchiquin Castle is perched on a rocky bluff, looking down its nose at the lough below. Built by a king, ruined by…

Inchiquin CastleRuins · 1651 yd

Explorer Tom Inchiquin Castle is secretly proud of its potato, which it claims grew to the size of a small dog. It swears the spud…

Rock IslandIsland · 1667 yd

Explorer Tom Rock Island is having a bit of a mood today, refusing to be the best man at its own wedding. It’s just standing there…

Inchiquin IslandIslet · 1740 yd

Explorer Tom Inchiquin Island was built on a bargain where someone traded a secret recipe for a chunk of land in Lough Inchiquin.…

Clare Heritage CentreMausoleum · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom The Clare Heritage Centre is actually just a fancy mausoleum that thinks it’s a museum. Locals swear if you knock three…

Saint Brigid's Catholic ChurchChurch/chapel · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Brigid's Church has a sacristy added in 1995 that looks like it was glued on by a teenager with a glue gun. It’s…

Corrofin Courthouse and Market HouseMarket house · 1.3 mi

Explorer Tom Corrofin Courthouse and Market House is hiding a biscuit tin that's definitely treasure, just wait till you find it…

Cross in RoughanCross · 2.2 mi

Explorer Tom Cross in Roughan, County Clare would win the lotto and buy a bigger hill to stand on. It’s currently just a fragment…

More archaeology and monuments in County Clare · All of County Clare

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover

Next place · or swipeCoad Church