What is recorded here

Standing stone in Kilbarrymeaden is a standing stone in Kilbarrymeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Located towards the head of a slight northwest-southeast valley with a northwest-southeast stream roughly 40 metres to the northeast, the stone had a subrectangular cross-section measuring 0.5 metres by 0.5 metres and a height of 1.2 metres, featuring a pointed top and no discernible orientation. Another standing stone stands roughly 110 metres to the east-southeast, while the primary monument was removed since 1994, with archaeological testing in the vicinity failing to produce any evidence of it.

Located towards the head of a slight NW-SE valley with a NW-SE stream c. 40m to the NE. This is a stone with a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 0.5m x c. 0.5m; H 1.2m), a pointed top and no discernible orientation. A standing stone (WA025-075----) is c. 110m to the ESE. The monument was removed since 1994, but archaeological testing (08E0608) in the vicinity failed to produce any evidence of it (Sheehan 2008). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 19th May, 2011.

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded, and its precise meaning remains undetermined.

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