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Pillar Stone — Ballygeagoge

Standing stone

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Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Pillar Stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ritual monument. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.

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In pasture, 85m E of townland boundary with Mortlestown. Three standing stones (LI056-05/058/060----) lie 290m to the NW. Not marked on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Annotated ‘Pillar Stone’ on the Cassini ed. OSi 6-inch map. Standing stone listed by Grogan (1989, 268) in Ballygeagoge townland. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimage. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 23 November 2021
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