What is recorded here

Marian and her children stood beneath the stone on Midsummer night. They watched the shadow stretch across the valley and measured the hours with it. When the shadow vanished into the ditch, they knew daylight had reached its highest point. The stone had marked that moment for as long as anyone could remember.

A massive standing stone set in the side of a ditch. Situated on sloping ground on the W side of a river valley. 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 Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ritual or territorial function, possibly linked to a broader ceremonial landscape. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient giants or protective markers against supernatural forces.

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