STANDING STONE: CLOGHACARAH in Cashel

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE: CLOGHACARAH. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Prehistoric standing stones in Northern Ireland are typically associated with the Neolithic or Bronze Age periods, often linked to ritual, burial, or territorial practices. The name "Cloghacarah" may derive from Irish, with "clogha" meaning stone and "carah" possibly indicating a specific local feature or function, though its exact meaning or use remains uncertain.