Kilmogue standing stone
Photo: A.-K. D. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Standing stone

Kilmogue standing stone

Recumbent standing stone near Kilmogue Passage Tomb, County Kilkenny.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentNot recorded
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Kilmogue, Co. Kilkenny52.40286, -7.26372
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At a glance

  • TypeStanding stone
  • Recorded sizeH 1.55m; W 1.35m; T 0.6m

What to look for

  • Standing upright
  • Packing stones

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope. This conglomerate upright (H 1.55m; Wth 1.35m; T 0.6m), oriented NW-SE, is firmly set in ground with some packing stones at base on SE-side.

Full archaeological record 67 words

In pasture, on gentle SW-facing slope. This conglomerate upright (H 1.55m; Wth 1.35m; T 0.6m), oriented NW-SE, is firmly set in ground with some packing stones at base on SE-side. It is slightly narrower at the base and the width increases towards the top of the stone. Some loose field clearance stones have been placed near it. The portal tomb (KK035-044----) stands c. 100m to the NE.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Paul Walsh · Updated 7 April 2017. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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  • Tubber a' TeampuillRitual site - holy well · Kilmanahin · 4.6 km · official record
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