Standing stone in Killoughternane, County Carlow

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What is recorded here

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Rectangular section, tapering towards top (H 1.85m; dims. at base 1m x 0.65m, at top 0.15m x 0.5m). According to local information, may have been raised for cutting as gatepost.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW019-074

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