Standing stone in Dungooly, County Louth

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What is recorded here

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). Granitic boulder (max. dims. H 1.6m, 0.8m by 0.5m in section) orientated roughly NE-SW, with sides tapering gently to a point at top.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH003-006

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