What is recorded here
Standing stone in Drinaghan (carbury By., Knocknaree Ed) is a standing stone in Drinaghan (carbury By., Knocknaree Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The gneiss erratic stands close to the north edge of a well-defined terrace on the lower north slopes of Knocknarea Mountain. It measured about 1.4 metres long, 0.95 metres wide and 0.85 metres high before being knocked over around 2005. The stone now lies about 3 metres south of its original location.
This standing stone is located close to the N edge of a well-defined terrace on the lower N slopes of Knocknarea Mountain. The stone is a gneiss erratic and measures c. 1.4m x 0.95m x 0.85m. The stone was until c. 2005 standing, but subsquently was knocked over and lies c. 3m S of its original location.
The attached image (SL014-293----_01.jpg) is uploaded courtesy of Dr. Stefan Bergh.
Compiled by: Paul Walsh based on information kindly supplied by Dr Stefan Bergh, NUI Galway.
Date of upload: 20 October 2014
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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