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Standing stone in Taghboyne

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Situated on the W side of a low rise, in gently undulating pasture. Monument described in 1988 as a small limestone slab (H 1.6m; L 0.8m; T 0.3m) which is irregular in elevation and tapers to a roughly rounded top. Parts of the stone appear to have broken away toward the top on one side. The stone is in a slight depression.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM025-040

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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