Standing stone in Castlerogy, County Leitrim

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What is recorded here

Situated in an undulating landscape with rock outcrop. A conglomerate stone (dims of base 1.55m x 0.25-0.4m; H 1.8m) is oriented E-W and increases in dimension (1.85m x 0.4m) 1.2m above the ground. The stump of another stone (dims 0.9m plus x 0.4m), or perhaps rock outcrop is 0.6m to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE025-005

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