What is recorded here

Mentioned in the Archaeological Survey of County Donegal, the Glenalla standing stone is a 2m high, 0.72m wide, 0.4m thick stone with an artificially bored 4cm diameter, 8cm deep hole on its south face and two sets of incised initials on its north face. It stands on level ground in a wood, where the small hole and marked surfaces suggest people once measured, marked or interacted with the stone rather than merely passing it.

A standing stone 2m high × 0.72m wide at base × 0.4m thick; E-W. There is an artificially bored hole, 4cms in diameter and 8cms deep, on the S face. On the N face two sets of initials have been incised. Situated on level ground in a wood. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance; the bored hole and initials suggest later medieval or modern modification or marking.

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