What is recorded here
Indicated as a rock or outcrop in the River Suir, adjacent to the N bank, on the 1st (1840) and 1900-05 ed. OS 6-inch map and named 'Cloghnahenar' [An chloch ina h'aonar; literally translated as: Stone on its own]. It appears to have marked a fording point which is indicated on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. The river was swollen at time of inspection and the stone was not visible. Church (TS068-098----) located c. 300m to N and enclosure possible (TS068-099----) located c. 310m to NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 24 November 2015
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone's name suggests it may have had a solitary ceremonial or territorial significance. No specific folklore or use is recorded, though such stones often marked boundaries or had ritual associations.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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