What is recorded here

Kilnavert stands on the northwest slope of a low drumlin ridge in County Cavan, an irregular two-metre boulder aligned east to west. It escaped the first Ordnance Survey maps, hiding in plain sight among ordinary fields. People may have set it there to mark a boundary, honour a dead person or simply watch the sun travel across the sky.

Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Sited on the NW slope of a low drumlin ridge. Large irregular boulder (H 2.1m; dims. 0.97m x 0.78m) aligned E-W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded, but its alignment and positioning suggest possible ritual or astronomical use.

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