What is recorded here

Granite rib, knocked flat against the field bank in Broughillstown, still points east-west like a broken clock hand. Five shallow grooves run down its side, perhaps water, perhaps knife-work, perhaps nothing at all. Local memory speaks of skulls turning up when ditches were cut nearby, which gives the stone a worse edge and makes you wonder what it marked before men stopped asking.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Granite stone with subrectangular cross-section (H 1.4m; girth 2.3m; 5 grooves). Now lying against field bank. According to local information recorded by Price (1938/39, Notebook 17), skulls found during digging of ditches in vicinity. Aligned E-W.

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