What is recorded here

Standing stone in Ballyslattery OR Newgrove is a substantial upright stone on a low hill in County Clare, Ireland. It stands beside a drystone field wall and faces across open pasture, marking a boundary between former estates. Its broad sides and narrow edge suggest it was placed deliberately rather than left as a fallen rock. The stone still occupies a visible spot on the hill, waiting to be seen from a distance.

In improved pasture, on the crest of a low hill with good views. According to Westropp (1919, 93), it is a ‘rough chert’ and was situated ‘on the edge of the Termon of St Mochulla’s Church, as defined in the Black Book, a register of the place, dated about 1380’. Named as ‘Standing Stone’ on the 1921 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A substantial upright stone (H 2.2m) having a broad face (Wth 2.35m) to NE and SW. The stone is orientated (long axis NE-SW) and has a narrow side profile (T 0.22m). There are possible packing stones detected around the base to NE and SW. The surface of the stone bears natural solution pits, some of which are very rounded, at NW end of the NE side. The stone is parallel to a drystone field wall c. 1.75m to NE, which divided the former Newgrove and Kiltanon estates. The following images are uploaded: CL035-003----_01.jpg View of SW side. CL035-003----_02.jpg View of NW side. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen Date of upload: 25 October 2017

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