Long Stone

Just off the crest of a low hill in mixed pasture and tillage. A tall tapering, granite pillar, (H. c. 4.10m) with a rounded rectangular cross section (base L 1.25; Wth 0.8m) inclines slightly towards the W. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 08 June 2012 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 94/1940).

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Long Stone at Cradockstown West is likely a ceremonial or funerary monument, possibly aligned with solar or ritual practices common in megalithic traditions. No specific folklore is recorded, but its positioning on a hill crest suggests a symbolic or territorial function.