What is recorded here

Dowth holds a flat, oval standing stone, nineteen centimetres wide and nearly two metres tall, tilted slightly along a north-west to south-east line. That much is known. The rest belongs to imagination: perhaps it marked a boundary, a burial, a meeting place, or the edge of a field long since forgotten. A person may have struck it, leaned against it, or simply walked past without thinking. The stone remains because it resisted time, not because it was important.

Orientated NW-SE. Oval cross-section (H 1.9m, L 1.9m, W0.6m) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007

Likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to the nearby passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex. Its orientation and form suggest a possible astronomical or symbolic function, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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