What is recorded here

Knockmullin holds a tall conglomerate slab, nearly two metres high, set into an east-west field wall in County Leitrim. The stone tilts slightly northeast-southwest, catching light and shadow across the undulating land. It has stood through seasons, storms and human change, marking a place even when no one speaks its name.

Situated in a slight fold in undulating landscape and built into an E-W field wall. This is an upright conglomerate slab (dims 0.6m x 0.3m; H 1.8m) oriented NE-SW. Archaeological monitoring (01E0160) of a sewage line c. 70m to the N produced no related material (Read 2003) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revised upload: 14 February 2017

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had a ritual or territorial function. Its orientation and placement suggest possible alignment with solar or seasonal events, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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