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Standing stone in Ballybritt

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What is recorded here

On a natural rise overlooking river to the N, with church (OF043-005----) to the SW and Tower house (OF043-007----) to the NW. Sub-rectangular conglomerate (H 1.4m; 1m x. 0.9m) aligned on a N/S axis. Cist burial discovered 0.7m to the NE of the standing stone in the 1900's (Gilling 1938 vol. 8, 161). Archaeological test trenching of the footprint for a house 60m from the standing stone was carried out by Chris Read under licence no. 00E0746. No archaeological material was uncovered during testing.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF043-006002

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