Standing stone in Ballinlough (aghnameadle Par.)

Situated on a NE-facing slope of rising ground in a mountainous region with nearby ring-barrow (TN028-0004001) to the SE. A tall irregular-shaped orthostat (H 2.3m; dims. 1m x 0.72m), orientated on a NE-SW axis, incorporated into a modern field boundary. Known locally as the 'Long Stone' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol.1, 197). 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 Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had a ritual or funerary function, given its proximity to a ring-barrow. Its orientation and positioning suggest it could have been part of a wider ceremonial landscape, possibly marking a burial or territorial boundary.