What is recorded here

Some 7m E of a ringfort (GA042-167001-) A tall thin slab of limestone conglomerate (H 2.05m), rectangular in plan, its long axis running N-S. It appears to be held in position by basal-packing stones, though field-clearance rubble has also been dumped against its base. (Killanin and Duignan 1967, 304-5) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Probably dating to the Early Christian or Bronze Age period, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to the nearby ringfort. Such stones were sometimes used as markers, memorials, or in ceremonial contexts.

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