Standing stone

Situated on the N-facing slope of a slight hill overlooking a broad E-W river basin to the N. Two stones forming a NNW-SSE alignment are placed 6.8m apart. Each stone is oriented NE-SW and has a rectangular cross-section (N stone: dims. 0.5m x 0.25m; H 0.83m; S stone: dims. 0.65m x 0.35-0.46m; H 1.1m). (Moore 1995, 199, H9) Moore, M. (1995) A Bronze Age setlement and ritual centre in the Monavullagh Mountains, County Waterford. PPS 61, 191-243. 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

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the paired standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly marking a territorial boundary or serving as an astronomical marker. Such paired stones are often associated with funerary or ceremonial sites, though specific folklore or use in later periods is not recorded.