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Indicated — Knocklegan

Standing stone

Why this matters

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. The name "Knockaliagain" suggests a long-standing local association with the stone, possibly linked to early agricultural or ritual practices.

What is recorded here

The OS Letters (1839) describe, 'In the Townland of Knockaliagain, i.e., the Hill of the Standing Stone, is a large rock reclining against a wall or ditch, measuring seven and a half feet [2.27m] in height over ground, two feet ten inches [0.87m] in breadth at bottom, one and a half feet [0.45m] at top and one foot [0.3m] in thickness' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 267 (90)). O'Kelly (1969, 179) describes it as, 'The liagán, an uncarved and uninscribed land-stone column'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 1 June 2021
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