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Standing stone in Lisgordan

Standing stone

What is recorded here

In pasture, on a SE-facing slope. A limestone upright (H 1.35m; Wth 0.35m; T 0.27m), leaning slightly to the SE, with its long axis aligned NE-SW. It is rectangular is profile and section, though it tapers slightly with height (at the top: Wth 0.35m; T 0.18m). Its edges have been rubbed smooth by cattle. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Dated to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or part of a ritual landscape. No specific folklore or inscriptions are recorded, though its alignment and positioning suggest possible ceremonial or astronomical significance.

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