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Cloghgortalegaun

Standing stone

What is recorded here

In level pasture. Rectangular in cross-section (H 1.2m; Wth 0.4m; T 0.3), orientated E-W. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 58. Date of upload: 14 January 2015
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had a ritual or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for Cloghgortalegaun, Mocorha.

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