Standing stone in Ballyburly, County Offaly

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What is recorded here

Standing stone rectangular in plan (0.5m x 0.7m, H 2.2m) orientated N-S with top sloping upwards from S to N and situated on high ground. Located on high ground with good views with barrow (OF011-055) to the S. Rectangular shaped stone (H 2.2m; 0.5m x 0.79m) aligned on an E-W axis with packing stones at its base with top sloping from N to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF011-002

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