Pillar Stone

On level ground, now occupied by stone-walled pasture fields to SE of Fearann an Choirce, Inis Mór. This very tall (H 3.6m; base Wth 0.6m; T 0.3m) and very slim limestone monolith is subrectangular in plan. It is incorporated into a roughly N-S running field wall. The stone is undressed and no decorative features are evident. It is believed to mark the grave of a great saint (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 372). (Robinson 1980; Westropp 1895, 261) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Updated by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 18 February 2016

Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance, possibly linked to early farming communities or ritual practices. Local folklore or specific use is not recorded.