Stone row

The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture, located on a natural rise or terrace on the lower S-facing slopes of the Partry Mountains. The location overlooks the western shores of Lough Mask, with the skyline at S−SW dominated by the dramatic ridges of Maumtrasna Mountain. This stone row consists of three close-set, earth-fast upright stones in a NE−SW row, 4m in total length. The central stone, a gneiss boulder, is noticeably larger and taller than the two rounded granite stones which flank it. The long axis of each stone mirrors that of the row as a whole.
SW stone (L 0.6m NE−SW; T 0.4m; H 0.65m): a rounded granite boulder, roughly oval or lozenge-shaped in cross-section, narrowing at top to a rough peak.
Middle stone (L 1.45m NE−SW; T 0.7m; H 1.3m): a gneiss boulder, seamed with natural cracks, relatively straight-sided, with a flattish surface on top, sloping slightly to N; roughly lozenge-shaped cross-section. It is 0.45m to NE of the SW stone.
NE stone (L 1m NE−SW; T 0.7m; H 0.75m): a rounded granite boulder, roughly oval or lozenge-shaped in cross-section. It is 0.9m NE of the middle stone.
A random scatter of small stones around the base of the row appears to be have accumulated here relatively recently.
A ringbarrow (MA116A005002-) is located 2m to E of the stone row. Another stone row (MA116A006001-) and a cairn (MA116A006002-) are located 300m to WSW.

Images:
MA116A005001-_01.JPG viewed from E
MA116A005001-_02.JPG viewed from S
MA116A005001-_03.JPG viewed from SE, with ranging rod marking ringbarrow (MA116A005002-) in foreground

Compiled by: Jane O’ Shaughnessy

Date of upload: 27 September 2017