Standing stone in Shevry

Situated on the summit of a natural rise, close to the W edge of a gradual fall, overlooking a valley below. A small standing stone (H 1m; max. dims. 0.83m x 0.5m) of limestone composition located in the SW quadrant of the interior of a possible pond barrow (TN039-011001). The standing stone is aligned on a N-S axis and is roughly trapezoidal in plan. There is a slight hollow around the base with no evidence of packing-stones. There is a second standing stone (TN039-011003) nearby at the entrance to the barrow in the ESE quadrant. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this small limestone standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for the site.