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Standing stone in Coumaraglinmountain, Cutteen South is a standing stone in Coumaraglinmountain, Cutteen South, County Waterford, Ireland. It stands at the Bearna na Madra gap in the Monavullagh Mountains, where a shoulder of the mountain is approximately 170 metres higher to the north and another is about 100 metres higher to the south. This upright stone has a rectangular cross-section with dimensions of 0.8 metres by 0.25 to 0.3 metres and a height of 2.3 metres, oriented east to west with a flat ridge on top sloping down to the west. A possible ogham inscription has been noted on either side of one edge, and a possible cist lies 17 metres to the north while an enclosure is located approximately 10 metres to the south.

Located at Bearna na Madra gap in the Monavullagh Mountains with a shoulder of the mountain c. 170m higher c. 750m to the N, and a shoulder c. 100m higher c. 900m to the S. An upright stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims. 0.8m x 0.25-0.3m; H 2.3m) is oriented E-W with a flat ridge on top sloping down to the W. A possible ogham inscription has been noted either side of one edge of this stone. A possible cist (WA014-011005-) is 17m to the N and an enclosure (WA014-011004-) is c. 10m to the S. (Moore 1995, 199, H1) Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age settlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 13 April 2015

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