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Standing stone in Kilbarrymeaden

Standing stone

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Located towards the head of a slight NW-SE valley with a NW-SE stream c. 40m to the NE. This is a stone with a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 0.5m x c. 0.5m; H 1.2m), a pointed top and no discernible orientation. A standing stone (WA025-075----) is c. 110m to the ESE. The monument was removed since 1994, but archaeological testing (08E0608) in the vicinity failed to produce any evidence of it (Sheehan 2008). 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 19th May, 2011.
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded, and its precise meaning remains undetermined.

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