What is recorded here

Clashygowan holds a broad stone shoulder above the falling land, waiting for people who have forgotten how to ask it questions. The rock stands two metres tall on the edge of Donegal, large enough to block a road or mark a boundary, yet it blocks nothing visible. Perhaps it marked the edge of a field, a burial place or a warning about what lives below the soil. The land dropped away on two sides, forcing every traveller to notice the stone and remember the place.

A standing stone 2.2m high × 1.34m wide × 0.48m thick; N-S. Situated on a level shoulder of land which falls away to N and E. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker, ceremonial monument, or astronomical alignment feature. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded for the site.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.