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Standing stone in An Gráig (tc Dún Urlann)

Standing stone

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An Gráig holds a 1.38m standing stone on the sloping land between Croaghmarhin and the sea north of Clogher Head. Its broad south face presents across the eastern and western distance like a marker set for people moving along that coastal edge. The stone may have guided travellers, marked a boundary or waited for ceremonies now lost, while the Atlantic continued to throw light and shadow across it.
A standing stone situated on gently sloping land between the W slopes of Croaghmarhin and the sea N of Clogher Head. It stands 1.38m high and measures .82m at base across its S face; E-W. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 113. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 4 August 2013

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