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Montiaghroe Standing Stones

Publicly named standing stone
Montiaghroe Standing Stones
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Montiaghroe Standing Stones still mark Donegal land though no human record explains why they stand or when they rose. That gap is not a failure, because the stones are still visible and the picture gives them back a name. They may have guided people, warned people, or simply watched the chang
A reusable public picture page identifies this place as Montiaghroe Standing Stones. This entry is kept separately because no one government record could be safely joined to that public name and point.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Montiaghroe Standing Stones may have been used for ceremonial, astronomical, or territorial purposes. No specific folklore or detailed archaeological analysis has been recorded for this site.

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Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0