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Standing stone in Macetown

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Situated in a low lying area of pasture, overlooking bog to S and overlooked by higher ground to N. Annotated as a standing stone on 1837 ed. OS Fair Plan map but not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Monument described in 1983 as no surface remains visible. No trace of any standing stone visible on Digital Globe aerial photography.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM019-042

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  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Westmeath Examiner, www.westmeathexaminer.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Mullingar Shamrocks club article by Tom Hunt; image maker not separately named, mullingarshamrocksgaa.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.nytimes.com
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