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Standing stone

Standing stone, pair

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Standing stone is a standing stone (pair) in Barnaderg, County Sligo, Ireland. Two sandstone blocks stand 5.5m apart on a north-east to south-west line above a shallow south-east facing slope. The south-west block is diamond-shaped in section and 0.95m high, while the north-east block is square in section, 1.25m high and stepped along its north-east to south-west edge. Neither stone shows markings or decoration.
Situated on a very slight SE-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A deep V-shaped valley and stream are located 12m to NE. The stone pair consists of two sandstone blocks set 5.5m apart on a NE-SW alignment. The SW stone (1.15m N−S; 0.7m E−W; H 0.95m) is roughly diamond-shaped in section with a gently rounded top. The NE stone (0.8m NW−SE; 0.7m NE−SW; H 1.25m) is square in section with a roughly rounded top, which is stepped in profile on its NE−SW axis. No markings or decoration are evident on either stone. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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