What is recorded here

Standing stone in Knockmoynagh is a standing stone in Knockmoynagh, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in the north east quadrant of a rath, set against the inner face of the bank. The weathered limestone block rises 1.8 metres, spans 1.85 metres lengthwise and measures 0.45 metres thick. Its triangular shape appears rectangular when viewed from above.

In the NE quadrant of a rath (SL033-106001-), standing against the internal face of the bank at NNE. An upright weathered limestone stone (H 1.8m; L 1.85m; T 0.45m), triangular in shape and rectangular in plan. It is thought to be 'one of the idols of the Druids of Corran' (MacDonagh, 1936, 199). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Probably dates to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period, given its location within a rath and the common use of standing stones for ritual or territorial purposes. It may have had a ceremonial function or marked a significant boundary or pathway.

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