Stone row in Rathmaiden

Stone row

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Situated in a slight col between a knoll on the lower slopes of Croughaun Hill c. 1.3km to the N and a low hill c. 320m to the SSW. Six stones of conglomerate or Old Red Sandstone form an alignment oriented NNW-SSE (max. L 15.8m) with a field bank running parallel to it just to the E. Only four stones remain upright (H 1.2-1.8m). From the N the stones are: (1) a prone stone (L 2.5m; Wth 0.95m; T 0.3m); (2) an upright stone (dims. 0.8m ENE-WSW; x 0.3m; H 1.8m) with a crest sloping down to the ENE; (3) a stone with a square or diamond-shaped cross-section (dims. 0.7-0.8m NNE-SSW; 0.6-0.7m WNW-ESE; H 1.6m) with a crest sloping down to the NNE; (4) a prone stone (L 2.3m; Wth 0.75m; T 0.4m); (5) an upright stone (dims. 1.1m NE-SW; 0.45m NW-SE; H 1.6m) with a crest sloping down to the NE and which is situated just E of the alignment; (6) an upright stone with a square or diamond-shaped cross-section (dims. 0.9m NW-SE; 0.65m NE-SW; H 1.2m). From the N the intervals are: (1-2) 1.2m; (2-3) 2.4m; (3-4) 3.6m; (4-5) 1.9m; (5-6) 1.9m). Another stone is buried in spoil just E of No. 4.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA015-087

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