Standing stone in Clongeen

Located on a slight N-S rise with the valley of a small NW-SE stream c. 300m to the SW. This is a granite stone with quartz lenses, and it has a rectangular cross-section (dims. 0.9m x 0.6-0.8m; H 1.8m) with the long axis oriented NE-SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 19 February, 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker, ritual focus, or astronomical alignment point. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.