Milleen Meva

On the Rathcroghan plateau, c. 100m NW of Rathcroghan mound (RO022-057010-). Described in gothic lettering as Milleen Meva on the 1837 and 1928 eds of the OS 6-inch map. This is a conglomerate limestone (max. dims 1.6m x 0.9-1.35m; T 0.55-0.7m), now prone. Mound barrow (RO022-057007-) is 40m to the SSE. (Knox 1914a, 9; Waddell 1983, 27, no. 2) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 22/1934), and is now a National Monument in state ownership: No. 294.

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the stone is associated with the Rathcroghan complex, a significant archaeological and mythological site linked to the queenship of Medb (Maeve) in early Irish tradition. The name "Milleen Meva" may derive from "Maeve's Hundred," reflecting a possible ritual or territorial marker connected to the legendary queen.