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Standing stone in Tooloobauntemple

Standing stone

What is recorded here

In level pastureland c. 25m to the N of a church (GA097-148001-) and graveyard (GA097-148003-). This standing stone consists of a smooth granite pillar stone (H 1.1m; max. Wth 1m; T 0.4m). It is subrectangular in plan with rounded corners and is aligned N-S. (Cody 1989, 165). Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 18 December 2019
Likely dating to the late prehistoric or early historic period, this standing stone may have had a ritual or commemorative function, possibly linked to the nearby church and graveyard. Its smooth, shaped form suggests deliberate human activity, though specific folklore or symbolic meaning is not recorded.

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