Standing stone in Ballincurra

Situated in a small hollow in a flat valley with the Nenagh River flowing c.30m to the N and a stream c.100m to the S, now partly underground. Though this site is indicated on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map it is not marked on the subsequent 2nd (1904) ed. A triangular-shaped stone (H 2m; dims. 1.35m x 0.33m) of limestone composition, aligned on an E-W axis and tapering up to a point from E to W. There is some modern graffiti incised on stone, including initials RC and RM. No packing-stones evident though grassy tufts are growing at the base of the N side. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly aligned with water sources or seasonal movements. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient burials or protective markers against supernatural forces.