Standing stone in County Donegal, Ireland
Pluck Standing Stone | |
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Native name Gallán Phluic (Irish) | |
Location of Pluck Standing Stone in Ireland | |
Type | standing stone |
Location | Pluck, Manorcunningham, County Donegal, Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°56′23″N 7°38′11″W / 54.939586°N 7.636319°W / 54.939586; -7.636319 |
Area | Drongawn Lough |
Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Built | c. 4000–2500 BC |
National monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Pluck Standing Stone |
Reference no. | 453 |
Pluck Standing Stone is a standing stone and National Monument located in County Donegal, Ireland.
Location
Pluck Standing Stone is located 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Manorcunningham.
History
Stone vessels have been dug up beneath and around Pluck Standing Stone.
References
- "ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AT LETTERKENNY REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, COUNTY DONEGAL" (PDF). Housing.gov.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Baddeley, Mountford John Byrde (1 January 1890). "Ireland (part I.): Northern Counties, Including Dublin and Neighbourhood". Dulau – via Google Books.
- "Photographs of Leck Parish, Co Donegal". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
- "Pluck Standing Stone". Flickr.com.
- "Pluck". Themodernantiquarian.com.
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- "Pluck Menhir / Steinkreise - Menhire - Dolmen - Fotogalerie". Hgstump.de.