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Timoney Stones
Native name
Irish: Galláin Thuaim Eabhna
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Type standing stones
Location Cullaun/Timenyhills/Timoney, Roscrea,
County Tipperary, Ireland
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
Official name: Timoney Hills Standing Stones
Reference no. 353

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 yds) across. The cairns have all been removed.

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