What is recorded here

Standing stone in Curraghadobbin is a standing stone in Curraghadobbin, County Tipperary, Ireland. The rectangular sandstone block stands 1.45 metres tall on level ground in the Clasha river valley, where the Comeragh Mountains appear to the southwest. A shallow depression forms around its base through cattle erosion, and the stone contains scattered quartz inclusions.

On level ground in the Clasha river valley with good views in all directions. The Comeragh Mountains are visible to the SW. Monument identified during ASI fieldwork. A sandstone standing stone with some quartz inclusions (0.62m x 0.44; H 1.45m) rectangular in plan and orientated E-W. There is a depression around the base of the stone due to cattle erosion. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker, ceremonial focus, or astronomical alignment point. Its placement in an open valley suggests a connection to landscape use or ritual activity in the prehistoric period.

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