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Located in the col at the summit of Maum Pass in the Monavullagh Mountains. A conglomerate stone (dims. 0.6m x 0.4m; H 1.95m) is oriented NNE-SSW. This may have be the stone that was known as Staca Pádraig Mhóir - Big Patrick's Post (Power 1952, 157). (Moore 1995, 199, H2)
Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age setlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243.
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: 26th April, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.
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