Stone sculpture

Originally located in the vicinity of the 'Rath of Feewore' (GA097-150001-). Known as the Turoe Stone, this National Monument consists of a glacial erratic (H 1.2m) shaped into a flattened cylinder with a domed top. Its upper 0.8m is covered with a well-preserved quadripartite arrangement of three-plane curvilinear ornament of La Tène style. This is bounded below by a horizontal band, 0.2m deep, of incised step-pattern. See GA097-150006- for its original location. (Redington 1902, 118; Raftery 1944, 23-52; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 132; Harbison 1975, 102; Cody 1989, 166-70, no. 29) The stone has been temporarily removed to the Office of Public Works depot in Athenry for conservation purposes. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 September 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 11/1933). The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 327.

Dated to the early Christian period (5th–9th century AD), the Turoe Stone is thought to have had a ritual or symbolic function, possibly associated with a nearby ancient settlement or ceremonial site. Its aniconic (abstract) sculpture may represent a stylized human figure or have cosmological significance, though its exact meaning remains uncertain.