Long Stone

On a low glacial ridge. According to O’Conor, jointly compiling the OSL in 1839 (Herity 2002, 198 (279-80)), ‘It stood in a small earthen moat [KD029-014002-], but now lies on the ground, having been thrown down about 2 or 3 years ago.’ A long slender, rounded, granite pillar, lying prostrate (L 4.1m; Wth. 0.9m; T 0.65m). Two small crosses on the upper surface were probably incised sometime after the stone was thrown down. One quarter of the stone (L1.6m) is unsupported and overhangs (H 0.4m) the ground below. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 05 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 93/1940).

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Long Stone at Broadleas Commons may have functioned as a boundary marker, ritual monument, or astronomical alignment feature. Its placement on a glacial ridge suggests a strategic or symbolic significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.