Cloghnakilcoillagh

In undulating pasture and incorporated into a stone field boundary. An upright lozenge-shaped limestone stone (H 1.6m; Wth 1.65m; T 0.5m), split in two from top to bottom; several small stones have been placed into the resulting fracture. It was recorded in 1836 as 'Cloch mor na creagadh, Big stone of the Creggs. Creagadh is the name of the ground on which it stands' (OSNB vol. 1, 433). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had a ritual or territorial function. Its split form and the placement of smaller stones could reflect later folklore or attempts to "bind" the stone, a practice associated with supernatural beliefs in some Irish traditions.