What is recorded here

Christine Tarbett identified a 1.3m sandstone slab in Coolalough pasture, orientated ENE to WSW and set 170m from a barrow. The stone may have marked a boundary, a burial approach or a place where people gathered before roads existed. Its angle still points across the field like a finger remembering a conversation nobody is alive to repeat.

In pasture, 170m SW of barrow (LI032-153001-). Not marked on OSi historic maps. Identified by Christine Tarbett (1987, 53) and described as; ‘The standing stone stands 1.3m in height and 90cms in width. The sandstone slab is orientated from ENE to WSW.’ Monument visible on Digital Globe orthophoto taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 14/09/2019. See attached elevation drawing of stone taken from Christine Tarbett. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 27 May 2021

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given its proximity to a barrow, suggesting a funerary or ritual landscape. Standing stones in such contexts may have marked territorial boundaries, aligned with celestial events, or served as memorials. Local folklore is not recorded.

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