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Standing stone in Roscrea

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What is recorded here

On the summit of a low hill overlooking the mouth of Abhainn an tSraithín. Thin slab of schist, rectangular in plan (H 1.63m) (GA023-028----). No visible trace survives of the faint 'rectangular enclosure [GA023-028001-], about 12ft. [3.65m] square' noted by Redington 'on the S side of this monument' (1914, 239-40). (Killanin 1954, 98) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA023-028

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Russel Wills, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Newbert12, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Dr. Charles Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Photographer not named by Diamond Hill Community Centre, diamondhillcommunitycentre.ie
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