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At a glance
- TypeStanding stone
- Recorded sizetotal H. 7m; lower L 0.96m N-S; W 0.65m
- StatusNational Monument
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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History and description
A National Monument (No. 305). The stone had fallen towards the NE and before its re-erection in 1934, detailed drawings were done and its socket was excavated which revealed a small cist (KD024-009002-) at SW (Leask 1937, 250-52).
Full archaeological record 86 words
A National Monument (No. 305). The stone had fallen towards the NE and before its re-erection in 1934, detailed drawings were done and its socket was excavated which revealed a small cist (KD024-009002-) at SW (Leask 1937, 250-52). On slightly elevated ground in good pasture. A tall tapering granite pillar (total H. 7m; lower L 0.96m N-S; Wth 0.65m) with the lower portion (H 1.2m) set into a socket, and weighing some nine tons (ibid.). (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 384; Harbison 1975, 126; Weir 1980, 167)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Gearóid Conroy · Updated 11 June 2012. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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