Standing Stones

Located in a slight NE-SW valley with the summit of Slievecoiltia Hill c. 2.5km to the NE. Three granite stones are aligned NE-SW (L of row 6.5m) increasing in H from 1.2m at NE to 1.4m in the centre and 1.8m at SW. Each stone has a roughly pointed top and from the NE the stones are diamond-shaped (dims 1m x 0.35-0.5m; H 1.2m), subrectangular (dims 1.05-1.22m x 0.68-0.82m; H 1.4m) and rectangular (dims 1-1.05m x 0.45-0.5m; H 1.8m). From the NE they are placed 1.4m and 1.87m apart.. (Westropp 1918, 13-14; Ó Nualláin 1988, 241, No. 75) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 29 January, 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Whitechurch standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or astronomical alignment, possibly marking a passage or significant landscape feature. Their orientation and placement suggest a connection to ceremonial practices or territorial markers in the prehistoric landscape.