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St. Patricks Stone

Ritual site, holy/saint's stone

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Located on the NW edge of rock outcrop which has been quarried. A large lump of limestone, roughly square in plan (dims. 1.1m N-S; 1.6m E-W; max. H 1.6m). This large displaced boulder was possibly moved to its present position as a result of quarrying activity. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN046-010

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • dougf, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Lár na Páirce Museum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

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