What is recorded here

Kilfinnane motte and Pillar Stone share one field in County Limerick, where a tall irregular stone still stands beside ancient earthworks. Livestock have bitten the soil away around its base, exposing more of its long north-south body each season. The stone does not need a grand story; it keeps a small, stubborn presence in the grass, waiting for people to notice what their own animals have been uncovering.

In grassland with Kilfinnane motte (LI056-024----) in field immediately to ENE. Irregular shaped standing stone (H 1.3m x Wth 0.3m x T 0.3m) with long axis aligned roughly N-S. The ground around the base of the stone has been eroded away by livestock. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 24 September 2021

Likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period, the Pillar Stone at Kilfinnane may have had a ceremonial or territorial function, possibly linked to the nearby motte. Local tradition or folklore is not recorded, but its alignment and placement suggest a symbolic or commemorative purpose.

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