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Cloghnastookeen

Standing stone

What is recorded here

On a rise on a gentle S-facing slope. Described as an upright stone (dims c. 0.75m x c. 0.3m; H c. 3m) known as 'Clogh-na-Stuakeen' or the stone of the little hill and as 'Clogh-Cam' or the crooked stone (D'Alton 1845, 86), but D'Alton was confusing the latter name with that of a stone at Knocknacorha (RO010-049----) c. 4.5km to the E. The stone at Tullyboy is no longer visible. Moylurg castle (RO010-010001-) is c. 140m to the W. Archaeological testing (06E1051) NW of the monument during 2006 produced no related material (Morahan 2010). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 5 June 2015
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone may have functioned as a territorial marker, ceremonial monument, or astronomical feature. Local names suggest associations with small hills and possibly early agricultural or ritual activity.

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