Standing stone in Higginstown, County Longford

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What is recorded here

In a prominent position on the W slope of a low hill, in a green area within a housing estate. A low, subrectangular limestone upright (H 1.02m; Wth 0.38m; T 0.26m). The top of the stone has been shattered in recent times and a piece has been broken off.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF010-126

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