Standing stone in Castletimon, County Wicklow

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What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle NW facing slope, on the NW edge and just below its summit of a low rounded ridge. There are good views to the W, while to the N the views are dominated by the wooded hill of Ennisboyne. A conglomerate pillar (H 2m; Wth 0.6m; T at base 0.47m; T at top 0.25m) with the long axis oriented NE/SW. The edges are squared off, whereas the top is slightly arced so that the highest point of the stone is at the NE end.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI036-083

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