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What is recorded here

Two shaley slabs still stand nine metres apart on the Louth ridge, leaning NW-SE above the raised beach and sea. The larger southern stone rises nearly three metres, while the smaller northern companion reaches just under two, both cutting the horizon like a doorway marked for someone who has gone missing. A third stone may have shared the ridge before memory faded, but only these two remain visible to argue with the sky.

Situated on edge of ridge, overlooking raised beach and sea to E. The NMI topographical file records three stones at the site, but only two are now visible. The two stones are large, shaley slabs set 9m apart. The N stone is the smaller (H 1.8m, 0.9m by 0.4m in section), orientated NW-SE. The S stone (H 2.9m, 1.2m by 0.3m in section) is also orientated NW-SE. The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See the attached view from N Date of upload: 17 July 2007

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Baltray standing stones may have functioned as markers for ritual activity or territorial boundaries. Their alignment and coastal position suggest possible astronomical or ceremonial significance, though specific folklore or use remains undocumented.

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