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Standing stone in Lyremountain

Standing stone

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle N-facing slope with a S-N stream c. 150m to the W and an E-W stream c. 160m to the N. Conglomerate stone (dims. 1.25m x 0.2-0.5m; H 1.3m) oriented WNW-ESE. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 27 October 2010
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone's orientation may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance. No specific folklore or use is recorded for this site.

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