Standing stone in Ardnaboy

Price (1946, 97) mentions a field in this townland known as 'mullawna-clo' (mullán na cloiche) in which there was a standing stone with grooves on it. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the grooved standing stone in Ardnaboy may have had ritual or ceremonial significance, possibly linked to agricultural practices or ancestor veneration. The name *mullán na cloiche* ("stone of the grooves") suggests a long-standing local tradition or folklore associated with the site.