What is recorded here

Gortaquigley holds a two-metre stone on rolling Donegal land, tall enough to block part of the horizon and thin enough to force a person around it. It has stood through changing farms, passing carts and forgotten conversations, while the view stretched unbroken in every direction. People may have marked a boundary, honoured a dead person or simply watched the weather roll across the valley from that place. The stone still does what it has always done, holding its ground and giving the landscape a point of identity.

A standing stone c. 2m high × c. 0.4m wide. Situated on rolling arable land with extensive views. 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 Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

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