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Standing stone in Ardmeelode

Standing stone

What is recorded here

In pasture, in a low lying area, on a SW-facing slope. An upright stone (dims. 0.92m x 0.85m; H 1.6m), subrectangular in plan and elevation and orientated NE-SW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ritual monument. No specific folklore or further archaeological context is recorded for the site.

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