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St. Broghans Stone

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Large limestone boulder now broken across the area of the basin (D 0.15m,diam. 0.25m) and situated in corner of field SW of church (OF027-008002-). Cairn (OF027-008003-) marked beside it does not now exist and maybe the same as one that is marked on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map to the W. Originally located…

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Large limestone boulder now broken across the area of the basin (D 0.15m,diam. 0.25m) and situated in corner of field SW of church (OF027-008002-). Cairn (OF027-008003-) marked beside it does not now exist and maybe the same as one that is marked on the first edition of the OS 6-inch map to the W. Originally located to the SE of Clonsast Church (OF027-008002-) as marked on OS 6-inch map but now located to SW of the church where a destroyed cairn (OF027-009003-) was located. Large limestone boulder now broken across the area of the basin (D 0.15m; diam 0.25m) which according to Comerford (1883, 124-5) was formed by the impression of the saints head and which was resorted to for the purpose of the cure of a head-ache.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF027-009002

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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