What is recorded here

Standing stone in Drumshallon is an irregular slab on the upper slopes of Carnanbreaga, leaning slightly into the wind above Drumshallon Lough. It stands nearly two metres tall, broad enough to block a doorway or mark a boundary, yet it has no carving, name, or date to explain why it was set there. The stone may have watched herds cross the marsh, guided travellers at dusk, or simply remained because removing it would have felt like breaking a promise. Whatever it marked, the land still treats it as a fact rather than a memory.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Situated on the upper SSE slopes of a broad E-W ridge called 'Carnanbreaga', overlooking slope down to marshy ground and Drumshallon Lough at SE. Irregularly- shaped slab (max. dims. H 1.9m, 1m by 0.7m in section) with main axis orientated E-W.

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