Standing stone in Kilmovee

Located on a gentle SE-facing slope overlooking a shallow basin to the SE. A shale stone with a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 0.4m x 0.3m; H 1.74m) oriented approximately E-W. The stone narrows towards the top (dims. 0.2m x 0.15m) and has a cupmark on the N side close to the top. It is situated within an enclosure (WA008-051002-), with standing stone (WA008-048----) c. 120m to the E and standing stone (WA008-050----) c. 150m to the N. 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

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker or ritual monument. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded, though its orientation and location suggest a possible ceremonial or astronomical significance.