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Standing stone in Ballynaguilkee Upper

Standing stone

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Situated on a SW-facing slope of Mweeling Hill, with the col between Broemountain and Mweeling Hill c. 250m to the NW. This is a sandstone monolith with a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 0.5m x 0.35m; H 1.6m) oriented NE-SW. The stone had fallen over by 2010. A possible hut site (WA013-020001-) lies c. 30m to the E. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 30 November 2010
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 detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.

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