Standing stone in Castledargan

In pasture, on top of a hill. A prostrate stone (1m x 1.3m x 0.5m) in the centre of a water-filled hollow (diam c. 10m). Immediately to E, in another similar hollow, lies a second stone (0.8m x 0.4m x 0.2m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to water features commonly associated with prehistoric ceremonial sites. Local folklore sometimes connects such stones with protective or healing properties.