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Standing stone in Commons

Standing stone
Standing stone in Commons
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Located in undulating pasture and rock outcrop and c. 4m S of an E-W road. This is a single upright slab of conglomerate (dims 0.8m x 0.4m; H 2.5m) oriented NNE-SSW and with a crest on top reaching its highest point at N. 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 LE025-095

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Discover Ireland; photographer not stated, Discover Ireland
  • Fifiheavey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.britainexpress.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
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