Standing stone

Situated on a gentle W-facing slope of the broad NE-SW upper Araglin river valley. It is at the edge of cultivated land with the Araglin river c. 200m to the N and c. 200m to the W. Two stones, each oriented NNW-SSE, are placed 11m apart on a NNE-SSW axis. The N stone has a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 1.35m x 0.3m; H 0.77m). The S stone with a subrectangular cross-section (dims. 1.35m x 0.35m; H 0.87m) was once incorporated into a 19th-century stone wall. (Moore 1995, 199, 223, 226, 242, H10) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 November 2010 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 4/1996).

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the paired orientation of the stones may indicate a ritual or territorial function, possibly aligned with landscape features or seasonal markers. Such pairs are sometimes associated with passage tombs or ceremonial pathways in the region.