What is recorded here

Situated on a low rise in gently undulating pasture-land. Bog 250m to W. Ringfort (WM006-029----) 400m to NW. Tall slender limestone standing stone (approx. H 2.1m) in SW quadrant of ringfort (WM006-043---). Rectangular in plan and tapering towards the top with some spalling and splitting of the surface due to weathering. The stone has been reused as a scratching post. Vague traces of two concentric slightly grooved or pecked circles on E face. Socket stones visible at base. Compiled by: Frank Coyne & Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 1 February 2017

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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