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Standing stone in Cooly

Standing stone
Standing stone in Cooly
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A standing stone 2.46m high × 0.81m wide at base × 0.5m thick; NE-SW. Situated on pasture land. 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).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG021-007

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  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Attila Terbócs, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • DAYVEHUSE, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Patrick Mackie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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