Standing stone in Letterdeen

On the shoreline in a boggy area on inner reaches of Streamstown Bay. Rounded granite stone, subrectangular in plan (H 1.6m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial monument. No specific folklore is recorded, but its coastal location suggests a possible connection to navigation or seasonal rituals.