Standing stone in Ballyboy

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope. This is a conglomerate stone (dims. 0.8m x 0.4m; H 1.4m) oriented NE-SW which may have been damaged. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker or ritual monument. No specific folklore is recorded, but its orientation and placement suggest possible ceremonial or astronomical significance.