What is recorded here

Pillar Stone stood in Ballynlyna Lower pasture, 145m east of the Ballygeagoge boundary, yet no surface remains visible in recent satellite images. The stone vanished between Grogan’s 1989 listing and the 2010s, perhaps buried by pasture work or lost to erosion. Its absence is a quiet wound in the landscape, a reminder that even standing stones do not stand forever.

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.

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