Standing stone in Maudlings, County Kildare

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What is recorded here

On a gentle E-facing pasture slope, c. 35m W of the N-flowing Morell River. A tall, almost square, granite stone (H 1.62m; L 0.29m; Wth 0.26m) is orientated on a NE-SW axis. A small perforation pierces the top of the stone NW-SE. Believed locally to be a scratching post, but exhibits no obvious signs of wear. See attached images provided by Seán Sourke Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Revised by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Sourke Date of upload: 10 June 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD019-059

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