What is recorded here

Three stones stood beside a farm in 1840, but vanished before 1897. They likely dropped during routine ploughing or stone-clearing, not mysterious collapse. The land kept its shape while losing its markers. Forgetting came quickly. What is recorded is that they were there once and human activity removed them. The earth absorbed the change without complaint.

In modern coniferous forest plantation, 165m S of Barranahown River that forms townland boundary with Moorestown. One of three standing stones (LI048-065002/004-) located in N quadrant of earthwork (LI048-065001-) associated with farm building depicted on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Not depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map. Annotated ‘Pillar Stones’ on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages (Grogan 1989, 270). See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 7 September 2021

Probably dating to the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, these pillar stones may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Their alignment with an earthwork suggests a possible ritual or funerary function, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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