What is recorded here

Standing stone in Poulaphuca (castletown Ed) is a tall, broad, standing stone on an exposed, S-sloping ridge with panoramic views, within an extensive multiperiod field system in County Clare, Ireland. It is not a hidden chamber or a ceremonial chamber; it is a visible stone marker set into a lived landscape. A person walking that ridge would have seen it at once, judged the weather, marked a boundary, remembered an event, or simply known the place by its shape.

On an exposed, S-sloping ridge with panoramic views, within an extensive multiperiod field system (CL009-084001-). This tall, broad, standing stone (H 2.2m; Wth 2.55m; T 0.4-0.5m) of limestone is aligned E-W. It has a triangular-shaped profile, the top sloping downwards from E to W. It bears cracks/fissures on its N and S faces and its W end is more weathered than the E. Several fragments of the standing stone lie around its base at NE, E and W and there are two small sections of exposed bedrock nearby to N and S. A cairn (CL010-047017-) lies c. 178m to the ENE. See attached images: • CL010-047012-_01.JPG Viewed from north. • CL010-047012-_02.JPG Viewed from south. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 24 February 2023

Dated to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ceremonial feature within a broader ritual landscape. Its alignment and prominent position suggest a possible astronomical or symbolic significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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