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Standing stone in Curraun

Standing stone

What is recorded here

First recorded on http://www.prehistoricwaterford.com/. Situated on a SE-facing slope at the foothills of the Monavullagh Mountains. An Old Red Sandstone conglomerate with a rectangular cross-section (dims. 1m x 0.5m; H 1.2m) is aligned NE-SW. It has a triangular top (dims. 0.5m NW-SE; 0.3m NE-SW at the SE side) and a triangular profile when viewed from the SE and NW, but it may have been damaged in antiquity. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 12 March, 2012
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker, ceremonial monument, or astronomical alignment feature. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

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