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Standing stone in Wardhouse

Standing stone

What is recorded here

Wardhouse holds a small sandstone upright, barely seventy centimetres tall, set low instead of proud. Its modest size and hidden position suggest people once passed it without marvel, perhaps using it to mark a boundary, remember a loss or simply orient themselves in flat ground. The stone still stands because nothing has judged it worth removing.
In a low-lying position. This is a small sandstone upright (dims 0.37m x 0.55m; H 0.7m). 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
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this small standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker or had ritual significance. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

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