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Standing stone in Gortnacrannagh

Standing stone

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Standing stone in Gortnacrannagh is a standing stone in Gortnacrannagh, County Roscommon, Ireland. A bulbous stone measuring 0.7m north-south, 0.5m east-west and 1.05m high is set into the floor of a small ravine in reclaimed pasture. An enclosure marked RO022-031001- stands on higher ground about 15m to the northwest.
On the floor of a small N-S ravine (Wth c. 30m; D c. 3m; L c. 50m) in reclaimed pasture. A bulbous stone (dims 0.7m N-S; 0.5m E-W; H 1.05m) is set into the ground. Enclosure (RO022-031001-) is on higher ground c. 15m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Its placement within a ravine and near an enclosure suggests a possible link to ceremonial activity or boundary marking.

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