What is recorded here
A note in JKAS (1896, 453) refers to two small pillar stones in Harristown Demesne as being of antiquarian interest. Killanin and Duignan (1967, 319) also mention a granite standing stone in this townland. The exact location of this monument is unknown.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 06 July 2012
Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the standing stone in Harristown may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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