What is recorded here

Crislaghkeel holds a 1.93m stone, wide enough to block a doorway and thick enough to resist forgetting. It stands in pasture beside a river valley, neither hidden nor displayed, but present like a resident who stopped speaking years ago. The NE-SW tilt suggests it was placed, not dropped, and the north-side location implies someone chose visibility over convenience. That much is known. The rest belongs to the valley: rain on its edge, grass at its foot, and the quiet certainty that it was never decoration.

A standing stone 1.93m high × 1.24m wide × c. 0.55m thick; NE-SW. Situated in pasture land on the N side of a river valley. 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the Bronze Age (c. 2000–500 BCE), the stone may have functioned as a territorial marker, ritual monument, or astronomical alignment. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded for this site.

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