Standing stone in Sroove, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking Lough Gara. An upright flat-topped limestone slab (H 1.35m; Wth 0.72m; T 0.38m; long-axis NW-SE), rectangular in plan and tapering towards the top (Wth 0.07m). It is used as a scratching post by cattle resulting in polished edges and a slight depression around the base. A possible cashel (SL046-024----) is c. 100m to SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL046-050

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