Standing stone in Kilmovee

Situated on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking a slight basin. A shale stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims. 0.35-0.45m x 0.15-0.23m; H 1.76m) and three smoothed faces, which is oriented ENE-WSW. It is located c. 120m E of standing stone (WA008-051001-) and enclosure site (WA008-051002-), and c. 160m SE of standing stone (WA008-050----). 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. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Its orientation and smoothed faces suggest possible ritual use or alignment with solar or seasonal events, though local folklore is not recorded.