Standing stone in Ballymacaw, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Located on top of a vertical sea cliff, it is known locally as 'The White Lady'. This is a conglomerate stone with a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 1m x 0.3-0.55m; H 1.77m) oriented NW-SE. The top is damaged by frost action, leaving a central high point like a head rising above shoulders. (Decie 1983, 56) Decie (1983) Old Waterford Society survey. Decies, No. 16, 24, 42-57.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA027-064

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