Stone head in Clonagam, County Waterford

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What is recorded here

It is cemented on top of a boulder (H 1.4m) on a W-facing slope. This is a carved sandstone head (H 0.22-0.3m; dims. of flat crown 0.34m x 0.3m). The facial features, carved in relief, are now partially destroyed and only the ears and hairline at the poll are visible.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA004-024

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