Standing stone in Porterstown (cooke)

Situated on N side of a small ridge, in pasture, with good views in all directions. Ringfort (WM027-017----) lies c. 170m to SE. Annotated 'Stone' on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map. Monument described in 1976 as a large, limestone boulder (dims. 1.7m N-S; 0.75m E-W; H 2.35m) orientated N-S on its long-axis. Roughly rectangular in elevation, the surface is rough and uneven with numerous natural grooves and depressions. It has been used as a scratching post in recent times resulting in a hollow area around the base of the stone. There is an area of disturbance to the immediate N. A second, smaller stone lies prostrate a short distance to S. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 06 November 2019

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Its proximity to a ringfort suggests a possible link to later Iron Age settlement, though its original use remains unclear.