What is recorded here
Crom Cruach is a prehistoric standing stone in County Fermanagh, Ireland, protected as a scheduled monument. It is not known when it was set upright, but the stone still stands where people marked it long before written records.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STANDING STONE: CROM CRUAICH. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Crom Cruaich is likely a prehistoric standing stone associated with early pagan worship, possibly dating to the Bronze Age. The name may derive from a later Christian reference to a pre-Christian idol or cult site, suggesting it had ritual or religious significance.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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