Standing stone in Cloonelt, County Roscommon

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What is recorded here

On a broad NW-SE ridge. A broken and prone stone (dims. 0.95m x 0.6m; L c. 2m) was excavated in 1984 revealing a pit (diam. c. 2m; D 0.9m) which had been dug to extract the stone, obliterating its original socket. A small clearance cairn (dims. 2.2m x 1.7m; H 0.3m) was also revealed. Four pieces of struck chert and 17 of flint were recovered, and the stone was re-erected. (Gosling 1987-8) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO020-030

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