Standing stone in Knockballyfookeen

In low-lying gently undulating, rough pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 225m E of a townland boundary with Ballyhurst. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Ring-barrows (LI024-266/-053001-) are 50m and 80m to SW, respectively. Monument surveyed by the ASI in 2008 and described as a single upright stone (H 1.15m) of limestone which is orientated with its long-axis N-S. The stone is trapezoidal in plan (max. L 0.45m; max. Wth 0.38m) and tilts toward E. The W-face steps inwards, just below a pointed apex. The surfaces of the elevations are smooth in places due to cattle scratching. Monument is visible on OSi orthophoto taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 28/06/2018. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 14 October 2020

Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or funerary significance, given its proximity to ring-barrows. Local folklore or specific use is not recorded.