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Standing stone in Glascarn

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Situated on a slight knoll, in pasture, with some modern houses to N. Not depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map or the 1913 ed. OS 25-inch map. Monument described in 1983 as a small standing stone (approx. H 0.5m) with a rectangular base which tapers to a pointed top. Monument is not visible on Digital Globe aerial photography.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM018-113

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, irishheritagenews.ie
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.lovefromscotland.co.uk
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