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Standing stone in Baile Mhac Airt Uachtarach

Standing stone

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On high ground, on W side above the valley of Ballymacart stream. Conglomerate stone (dims. 0.6m x 0.35-0.55m; H 1.5m) roughly oriented ENE-WSW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for the site.

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