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Standing stone in Erriff

Standing stone
Standing stone in Erriff
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On a gentle SE-facing slope on a broad plateau. A stone upright (dims 0.3m x 0.15m; H 1.45m) aligned E-W is propped up with spalls. A line of slabs extends S (L 5.8m) with collapsed slabs to the E forming a rectangular channel (Wth 1.3m), perhaps natural.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE004-008

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  • Michael Murtagh, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, visionsofthepastblog.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
  • Jacobfrid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • NTF30, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.freeimages.com
  • Walking with a phone, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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