Standing stone in Boolakennedy (shanrahan Par.)

On a SE-facing slope in the Galtee Mountains, overlooking an extensive plain and mountains beyond to the SE, otherwise surrounded by mountain slopes. An old red conglomerate sandstone standing stone (0.93m x 0.53m; H 0.8m), rectangular in plan and orientated NNE-SSW, with the broad flat faces to the SE and NW. The stone tapers towards the top (0.67m x 0.24m). Though relatively low, this standing stone is prominent on the open mountains slopes. See attached photographs: TS080-016----_01 NW face TS080-016----_02 SW side TS080-016----_03 SE face TS080-016----_04 NE face TS080-016----_05 SE face overlooking valley and mountains beyond Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 30 April 2019

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. Its positioning to overlook a wide landscape suggests it could have had ritual or astronomical significance.