What is recorded here

Standing stone in Ballynacourty is a limestone slab in undulating County Galway pastureland. It rises 2.3 metres, stretches 1.4 metres across, and aligns northwest to southeast. Its base measures 0.58 metre thick, but the southwest face narrows to 0.35 metre at 0.6 metre height where a natural ledge appears. The stone may have marked a boundary, a burial, a gathering place or a warning. People may have touched its ledge, tied a ribbon to it, or avoided it after dark.

In undulating pastureland. This standing stone consists of a limestone slab (H 2.3m; Wth 1.4m), rectangular in plan and aligned NW-SE. The base of the stone is 0.58m thick but on the SW face, at a height of 0.6m from ground level, it narrows to 0.35m where a natural ledge formation occurs. (McCaffrey 1952, 180, no. 8) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 16 December 2019

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker, ceremonial monument, or astronomical alignment feature. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.

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