Standing stone in Ballycraddock

Situated on a S-facing slope, at the head of a valley which opens out to the SE. A stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims. 0.8m x 0.35-0.5m; H 1.3m) and a rectangular top (dims. 0.7-0.9m x 0.4m) is oriented WNW-ESE. 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker, ritual monument, or astronomical alignment feature. No specific folklore or use is recorded for the site.