Discover Alone, back to main map

Standing stone in Cloghgriffin

Standing stone

What is recorded here

Cloghgriffin holds a worn upright stone beside the road, its shallow grooves catching rain and memory. The lost triangular top suggests a shape once proud enough to mark boundary, worship or warning. People may have touched those grooves, read them or simply passed them without thinking. The stone still stands, keeping its quiet edge against forgetting.
On roadside, built into a stone-faced bank. A much weathered upright stone (H c. 1.1m; 0.35m x 0.65m) with a series of shallow linear grooves . According to the landowner, the stone originally had a jagged triangular top (c. 10cm) which does not survive. This stone was identified by Clíodhna O'Leary. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 11 September 2018
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the grooves may have had a ritual or symbolic function, possibly related to territorial markers or ceremonial practices. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient guardians or boundary protectors.

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

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places