What is recorded here

Mortons stands on the narrow ridge above Purcellstown, its east face marked by five natural depressions that invite fingers into the stone. A smaller slab leans against the southeast corner like a forgotten chair, completing an arrangement that feels less like random rockfall and like a finished offer. The ridge exposes people to wind and watchfulness, so the stone may have marked a boundary, a meeting place or a warning about what belongs to the sky.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Situated on summit of a narrow E-W ridge. Irregular stone (max. dims. H 1.4m, 0.5m by 0.3m in section) orientated roughly E-W. E face of stone has five natural depressions. At the SE corner of the stone an irregularly-shaped slab (max. dims. H 0.3m, 0.6m by 0.1m in section) is wedged against the base.

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