Standing stone in Carnbane, County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated at the crest of the NW-facing summit of Carnbane West and c. 32m NW of Cairn D (ME015-003008-). This is a rectangular quartz stone (dims of base 0.85m x 0.55-0.65m; L 2m) lying prone and aligned WNW-ESE. Its stump is set in the ground at its E end and Conwell (1866, 361; 1873, 50) says was once upright. When it was upright it would be visible over a wide area SW-N. This monument is not accessible to the public at the moment. (Cooney 2000, 162) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 10 January 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME015-003015

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