What is recorded here
Standing stone in Norrira rises 1.28m on a ridge crest in County Donegal, Ireland. Further east in the same field, possible cup-marks appear on a rock outcrop. The stone marks an old boundary or gathering place, while the cup-marks suggest people struck or scraped the rock during ceremony, memory, or ordinary life.
A standing stone 1.28m high × c. 0.5m maximum width. Situated on the crest of a ridge. Further E, in the same field, there are some possible cup-marks ( DG004-026002-) on an outcrop of rock.
The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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