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Standing stone WI035-004---- in Kingston

Standing stone
Standing stone in Kingston
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Official monument number
WI035-004----
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What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle SSE-facing slope at the head of a steep SSE-facing valley. Split shale-grit boulder (H 2.24m; Wth 1.14m; max. T 0.57m). Marked 'Large Stone' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI035-004

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Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.coillte.ie
  • Steve & Jemma Copley on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Walter Siegmund (talk), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Jo Turner, Wikimedia Commons
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, ro.pinterest.com
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