Standing stone in Purcellstown, County Louth

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What is recorded here

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). Irregular stone (max. dims. H 1.4m, 0.5m by 0.3m in section) orientated roughly E-W. E face of stone has five natural depressions. At the SE corner of the stone an irregularly-shaped slab (max. dims. H 0.3m, 0.6m by 0.1m in section) is wedged against the base.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH017-043

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