Balrothery Standing Stone

At Balrothery in north County Dublin lies a Standing Stone in an unusual setting.

It is located in the heart of a housing development.

It is quite a large stone by mass.

This stone is a remnant from our Bronze age past and an important local antiquity.

Balrothery Standing Stone, County Dublin

Standing Stones - Monumental Ireland

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Keep the wheels turning.

The incisions on the stone are likely Plough marks

and not as suggested by some Ogham strokes.

Historic Environmental Viewer / RMP Record DU 005 057002 :

Description: Located on the landscaped open space of Cloich Choirneal housing estate in Balrothery Village. It is four-sided with a distinct E-W axis (H 1.5m; 2, L 1.25m; Wth 0.95m). There are a series of plough marks on the lower portion of its W face (Healy 1975, 17). Archaeological test excavation (01E0255) and monitoring (01E0371) were undertaken in advance of the housing estate development. In 2010 a flower bed was placed around the standing stone obscuring its base. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 15 November 2014

References: Healy, P. 1975a Second report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha Teoranta. Healy, P. 1975b Third report on monuments and sites of archaeological interest in county Dublin. An Foras Forbartha, Dublin.

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ITM Coordinates: 720146 , 761260

Latitude and Longitude: 53.587427 , -6.185305