Kilmissan : Standing Stone
Visit Notes
Friday, 29th March 2002
This is one of those short stubby standing stones in a field stones. In fact it is almost cuboid about 1m to a side.
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From Boris take the R729 and then the R702 south east. Turn right at the second junction after the R703 turn off and continue for 1.3km. The stone is in a field to your left opposite a farm house.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
1.5 Km (E) there is a Standing Stone at Rathgeran.
7 Km (N) there is a Church at Killoughternane known as The White Church.
707.1 m (N) there is a Rock Art at Rathgeran Lower.
6.4 Km (W) there is a Church at Ullard (Co. Kilkenny).
A Selection of Other Standing Stones
 Muingelly (Co. Mayo) |  Montpelier (Co. Dublin) |  Aghascrebagh (Co. Tyrone) |
 Mullyard (Co. Monaghan) |  Ballyquin (Co. Waterford) |  Carrowtrasna (Co. Mayo) |
About Coordinates Displayed
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |
