Standing stone in Letterfrack, County Galway

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What is recorded here

Located in Letterfrack National Park in an area of bogland on the SW slope of Diamond Hill and on the N bank of the Sruffaunnanoon river, close to its source; a small lake bed is visible to the W. There are clear views of the ocean further to the W and Bunowen Hill to the SW. This possible standing stone (H 1m; Wth 0.41m; T 0.3m), of local stone with quartz veins, is rectangular in plan. Moss and lichen are visible on it and its lower section is obscured by heather. This monument was brought to the attention of the Archaeological Survey of Ireland by Helen Riekstiņš.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA023-055

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Patrice78500, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Dr. Charles Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.igp-web.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photographer not named by Diamond Hill Community Centre, diamondhillcommunitycentre.ie
Maker not stated on source page, visionsofthepastblog.com
Kahuroa, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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