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Standing stone in Wardhouse

Standing stone

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Wardhouse keeps a buried standing stone on its north-facing slope, recorded in 1944 as an upright block nearly four feet tall. The earth has swallowed the stone and erased its exact position, transforming a visible marker into a forgotten rumor. What remains is the shape of the loss: a hill that once pointed upward now hides its own history beneath grass and time.
On the N-facing slope of a hill. Described c. 1944 as an upright stone ‘3 feet 11 inches high by 2 feet 9 inches by 11 inches (dims c. 0.9m x c. 0.3m; H c. 1.15m)’ (SMR file). It is not visible at ground level and its exact location is not known. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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