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Standing stone in Galboola

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In pasture, on an E-facing slope. Upright stone (H 1.05m) of limestone is sub-rectangular in plan (L 0.57m; T 0.28m); long-axis E-W. Natural fissures at base of E and W-face. Roughly rectangular in elevation, narrowing slightly towards the top. Edges smooth from cattle scratching and a slight depression around stone caused by cattle poaching.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI023-307

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • No machine-readable author provided. Christian1965~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Knockane GAA Club website; individual photographer not stated, www.knockane.com
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