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Standing stone in Drumineney

Standing stone

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A quartz standing stone, triangular in plan and c. 1m high x.5m wide at base. Situated on good land with extensive views, on the NW slope of Beltany Hill below the stone circle (326). 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
A quartz standing stone, likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, possibly associated with the nearby Beltany Hill stone circle; its function may have been ritual or commemorative, reflecting early ceremonial landscape use.

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