What is recorded here
Standing c. 150m to the WSW of Teampall na Ceathrair Álainn (GA110-086001-). This plain limestone pillar (H 2.8m; Wth 0.91m; T 0.13m), surrounded at its base by a rough rectangular cairn (L c. 3.5m, H 0.5m), is said to mark the spot where a saint rests (O’Flanagan 1917, Vol. 3, 373).
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 29 March 2016
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the Pillar Stone at Eochaill may have functioned as a ritual or territorial marker. Its association with nearby ancient ecclesiastical sites suggests a possible later integration into Christian tradition or local folklore.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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