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Standing stone in Drumconny

Standing stone

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Situated on a hillock (dims c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S; H c. 4-6m) on the floor of a N-S valley, with a small canalised S-N stream c. 80m to the W. A stone with a rectangular cross-section (dims of base 1.2m x 0.2m) and a blunt pointed top (H 1.2m) is oriented NNE-SSW. About 10m S are five stones lying prone which are known locally as 'Finn McCool's Fingers'. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 9 December, 2019
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Its placement on a prominent hillock suggests a possible alignment with landscape features or celestial events, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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