What is recorded here

Mullagh holds a tall upright stone on the western slope of Slieve Na Calliagh, its base broad and its top rounded like a shoulder emerging from earth. The shape suggests a human hand more than random geology, yet no name or date claims the act. Perhaps someone lifted it during a storm or placed it to mark a boundary now forgotten. The ridge still stands beside it, unchanged and patient, keeping the shape visible against the sky.

Located towards the bottom of the W-facing slope of a shelf in the W foothills of the ENE-WSW Slieve Na Calliagh ridge. An upright stone with an irregularly rectangular cross-section at the base (dims 0.6m ENE-WSW; 0.3m NNW-SSE; H 1.7m) has a slightly narrower waist at the centre and a roughly rounded top. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 8 January 2019

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