Stone head in Clonagam

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. 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. Date of upload/revision: 23 December 2008

Likely dating to the early medieval period, the stone head may have had a ritual or commemorative function, possibly linked to local folklore or ancestor veneration. Similar carved heads in Ireland are sometimes associated with territorial markers or symbolic representations of deities or chieftains.