What is recorded here

One smooth limestone rib stands slightly east of the farm track in Caherelly East, its angular edges erased by generations of cattle rubbing. The stone reaches 1.3m into the rough pasture, leaning east like a marker forgotten by the people who set it. It may have guided a boundary, honoured a loss, or simply watched the fields change hands. Its surface still holds the warmth of every animal that leaned against it, proving the stone remained useful long after its original purpose faded.

In level rough pasture, to E of farm trackway. Single upright stone (H 1.3m; max. L 0.4m; max. T 0.2m) of limestone, tending slightly to E. Rectangular in plan (long-axis NNE-SSW) and triangular in elevation; flat and smooth due to cattle rubbing. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 November 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker, ritual focus, or astronomical alignment point. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for the site.

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