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Standing stone in Corstown (fore By.)

Standing stone

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Situated on the summit of Slieve na Calliagh, 1.4m WNW of the kerb of Cairn V (ME015-012005-). This is a large upright stone (dims of base 1.6m x 0.15m at S to 0.5m at N) aligned NNE-SSW with an undulating crest (max. H 1.4m). A quartz stone that had been used as a maul was found in digging at the base of the stone (Conwell 1866, 374; 1873, 67; Herity 1974, 243). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 14 January 2019
This standing stone, associated with a cairn on Slieve na Calliagh, likely dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age and may have had ritual or territorial significance. Its alignment and placement suggest a possible ceremonial or funerary context.

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