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Standing stone in Ogulla

Standing stone

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Standing stone in Ogulla is a standing stone in Ogulla, County Roscommon, Ireland. It stands in a second pond where a stream from Ogulla well widens. The stone measures 0.6m north-south, 0.25 to 0.5m east-west and 1.04m high.
In a hollow beside Ogulla well (RO022-106002-). A stream flows SW from the pond associated with the well, widens into a second pond where there is a standing stone (dims 0.6m NW-SE; 0.25-0.5m NE-SW; H 1.04m). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Probably dates to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, given its association with a well and water features, which were often considered sacred in prehistoric times. It may have had a ritual or commemorative function, possibly linked to local water spirits or ancestor veneration.

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