Standing stone in Coumaraglinmountain

Situated at the crest of the S-facing slope of Cnoiceen Hill. This is a small stone with a rectangular cross-section and triangular profile (dims. 0.6m x 0.2m; H 0.45m) aligned NE-SW and situated on a low cairn (diam. 3m) at the junction of field walls of the field system (WA023-066032-). (Moore 1995, 210, 212, 221-3, 243, P5) This monument forms part of the national monument complex at Coumaraglinmountain (National Monuments (Preservation) Order No. 4 of 1996). 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 upload/revision: 6 May 2011

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this small standing stone may have been part of a ritual or funerary landscape, given its placement on a cairn. Such stones often held symbolic or ceremonial significance, possibly marking a burial or territorial boundary.