Stone row in Labbadish

Three stones stand beside one another in a roughly N-S alignment. The middle one is a standing stone 1.25m high and 0.8m square in plan. The other two are granite boulders and their archaeological significance is uncertain, Situated on rough pasture land. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone row in Labbadish may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual alignment, possibly linked to astronomical observations or territorial markers. Interpretations of such arrangements often include associations with ancestor veneration or seasonal festivals, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.