What is recorded here

Standing Stones is a wedge tomb on a slight pasture rise near Lough Scur in County Leitrim, Ireland. Only the south wall and part of the west wall remain, set into a grass-covered mound, while displaced stones mark where the chamber once closed. The chamber may have held the dead of a local family, and the mound may have grown as later hands added soil and stone. What is missing has not stopped the place from speaking; it has taught it patience.

Situated on a slight rise in pasture in a broad E-W valley with the W end of Lough Scur c. 0.25km to the ENE. This is a rectangular structure (dims 7m E-W; c. 2.7m N-S) of which only the S and part of the W sides survive. It is composed of contiguous orthostats (max. dims 1.2m x 0.2m; H 0.5m) with some displaced stones (max. dims 1.5m x 1m) present. The stones are situated on a grass-covered mound (basal dims 17m E-W; 12.5m N-S; H 0.5m at E to 1m at N). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

A rectangular stone structure, possibly a megalithic monument or early ritual enclosure, dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age; its alignment and location suggest ceremonial or funerary significance, though its exact function remains unclear.

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