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Standing stone in Ballyroon

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According to Roberts (1988, 80), a possible standing stone, 'now nearly lost through encroachment by the sloping land', is situated in Ballyroon townland. Local enquiries and an extensive search of the area failed to locate this possible standing stone. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO138-032

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