Standing stone in Rathealy

On floor of small NW-SE valley. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 497) this standing stone was known as the ''Sthooic-Rawhaeola' [stook of Rathealy] or pointed rock of Rathealy', 'a pillar stone, 7 feet [2.1m] high, a few hundred yards east of the church [KK013-060001-]. It is said to have been thrown here all the way from Slievenamon by one of the old Irish giants'. The standing stone (L 2.7m; 0.5m by 0.3m) originally stood in a field c. 230m SW of its present location (KK013-145----). At some stage it was moved up near the farmyard, then moved again to facilitate the construction of a silage dump (OPW files). It had been leaning against a tree in the farmyard before being placed upright in its present location. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 20 July 2015

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Local tradition associates it with the name "Sthooic-Rawhaeola," suggesting a historical or mythological role in the landscape.