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Standing stone in Ballyneill (kilmurry Par.)

Standing stone

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Standing stone in Ballyneill (Kilmurry parish) is a standing stone in Ballyneill (Kilmurry parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. A rectangular stone measuring 0.55 metres by 0.52 metres and rising 2 metres lay prostrate on flat pasture before moving about 300 metres south around 1980. It now stands upright in a bungalow garden, completely obscured by dense cotoneaster scrub, while a large circular enclosure lies about 85 metres to the east.
On flat ground in gently undulating terrain, in pasture. There are good views in all directions. A standing stone (0.55m x 0.52m; H 2m), rectangular in plan, was lying prostrate at this position before it was moved c. 20 years ago (c. 1980) c. 300m S and placed in an upright position in the front garden of a bungalow (see TS079-050----). It is currently completely obscured by the dense cover of a cotoneaster scrub. According to the landowner there were chisel marks on the side of the stone. A large circular enclosure (TS079-051----) lies c. 85m to the E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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