Standing stone in Sroove

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. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008