Standing stone in Killygorman, County Monaghan

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low NW-SE ridge in a low-lying position between drumlins. This is an upright pillar with a subrectangular cross-section (dims 0.45-0.8m; 0.75-0.85m; H 1.05m) roughly aligned NW-SE and narrowing to a crest at the top. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 29 January 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO012-049

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