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Standing stone in Aghagurty

Standing stone
Standing stone in Aghagurty
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Map note: Standing stone in Aghagurty appears on the map as a standing stone around Aghagurty, County Offaly, Ireland. See what else is recorded around this spot before making up the rest.
Not visible at ground level. Marked on 1840 edition of OS 6-inch map as' Large Stone'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF039-008

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dailymail.co.uk
  • Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.genkin.org
  • Clareen72, Wikimedia Commons
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