Pillar Stone

In pasture, 145m E of townland boundary with Ballygeagoge. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Pillar Stone’ on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Standing stone listed by Grogan (1989, 268) in Ballynlyna Lower townland. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 23 November 2021

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the Pillar Stone, Ballinlyna Lower, may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. Its annotation on the Cassini map suggests local recognition of its antiquity, though specific folklore or ritual use is not recorded.