What is recorded here
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.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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