Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
An Charraig íochtarach, County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Charraig íochtarach
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.66076, -8.64841
- SMR number
- DG090-007----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on south facing slope of rising ground in beech woodland demesne of Carrick Lodge which is located 90m to the west. Tall tapering pillar stone (H 1.42m; 0.51m x 0.28m) with straight sides that is sub-rectangular in plan and is orienated NNW-ESE on its long axis. There is evidence of plough marks on the southwest face. According to local information this stone may was found in in a prostrate position and was re-erected in the location where it was found in the late 1960's or early 1970's. This stone appears to have been erected by the original owners of the nearby Carrick Lodge possibly in the 19th century as either a scratching post or as a designed landscape feature. However it cannot be ruled out that this is a genuine prehistoric standing stone which was later reused as a landscape feature.
Nearby in the register
- Cistunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - unclassified1 mi
- Ringfort - cashel1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.