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Standing stone in Oldabbey

Standing stone

What is recorded here

In pasture, 90m SW of the Augustinian nunnery of Monasternagalliaghduff (LI019-026009-) and 45m E of the dovecote (LI019-026004-), in the formal grounds of the Old Abbey House ruins which stand 170m to N. Not depicted on any OS maps. Possible standing stone described by Westropp as following; ‘In the field next to the Pigeon House [LI019-026004-] is a stone 3 feet 6 inches [1m] high and three feet [0.9m] by two feet [0.6m] wide’. No surface remains visible on Google Earth orthoimage taken 08/04/2015. See attached location map Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 13 July 2020
Probably dating to the early medieval period, this standing stone may have had a ceremonial or territorial function, possibly linked to the nearby Augustinian nunnery. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with holy sites or protective markers.

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