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Standing Stones — Killaghtee

Standing stone — pair

Why this matters

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, these standing stones may have served a ceremonial or astronomical function. Their orientation suggests a possible alignment with solstitial or seasonal markers, though local folklore or specific cultural use is not recorded.

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Overview

Standing Stones — Killaghtee is recorded as Standing stone — pair in Donegal. Stone A is 2.3m in height c. 0.6m in width orientated roughly ENE-WSW. Stone B (DG098-015002-) is orientated ESE-WNW.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: Stone B is 1.86m in height and is .17m in width, it is orientated ESE-WNW.

What was found

The saved account records: Stone A is 2.3m in height c. 0.6m in width orientated roughly ENE-WSW.

What remains

The saved account records: Stone B (DG098-015002-) is orientated ESE-WNW.

Why it mattered

Standing Stones — Killaghtee matters because the source ties standing stone — pair to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: They are located in fairly good pasture.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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