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Standing stone in Cappagh

Standing stone

Why this matters

Probably dates to the Bronze Age or early Iron Age, given its proximity to a ringfort and typical form. It may have had a ritual or territorial function, or marked a boundary or significant landscape feature.

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Overview

Standing stone in Cappagh is recorded as Standing stone in Westmeath. Situated on a low rise in gently undulating pasture-land. Ringfort (WM006-029----) 400m to NW.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: Situated on a low rise in gently undulating pasture-land.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: The stone has been reused as a scratching post.

What was found

The saved account records: Ringfort (WM006-029----) 400m to NW.

What remains

The saved account records: Tall slender limestone standing stone (approx.

Why it mattered

Standing stone in Cappagh matters because the source ties standing stone to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: H 2.1m) in SW quadrant of ringfort (WM006-043---).

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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