Standing stone in Tombeagh, County Carlow

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What is recorded here

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Rectangular block of granite (H 1.2m; girth 2.6m) with irregular grooves. (JRSAI 1939, 105).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW004-024001

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