Standing stone in Foilnamuck, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated in a modern coniferous plantation on a SW-facing slope of poorly drained land in an upland region with good views in all directions. An impressive standing stone (H 1.9m; 0.98m x 0.47m) which is rectangular in plan and shape with its long axis orientated NW-SE and tapering towards the top.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN033-043

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