Leagaun, standing stone in County Limerick (LI014-065----)

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What is recorded here

Situated on a N-facing slope in pasture, with good views to the NW and SE. The monument is partially obscured by scrub overgrowth. It consists of a limestone boulder (H 0.9m; Wth 0.8m; Th. 0.45m) with a smaller limestone boulder (Wth c. 0.3m NW-SE; H c. 0.5m) immediately to the SE. Named 'Leagaun' on the 1923 OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI014-065

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