Pluck Standing Stone

Pluck Standing Stone is a standing stone and National Monument located in County Donegal, Ireland.[1]

Pluck Standing Stone
Native name
Irish: Gallán Phluic
Location of Pluck Standing Stone in Ireland
Typestanding stone
LocationPluck, Manorcunningham,
County Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates54.939586°N 7.636319°W / 54.939586; -7.636319
AreaDrongawn Lough
Elevation3 m (9.8 ft)
Height2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Builtc. 4000–2500 BC
Official namePluck Standing Stone
Reference no.453

Location

Pluck Standing Stone is located 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Manorcunningham.[2]

History

Stone vessels have been dug up beneath and around Pluck Standing Stone.[3][4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AT LETTERKENNY REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, COUNTY DONEGAL" (PDF). Housing.gov.ie. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. Baddeley, Mountford John Byrde (1 January 1890). "Ireland (part I.): Northern Counties, Including Dublin and Neighbourhood". Dulau – via Google Books.
  3. "Photographs of Leck Parish, Co Donegal". Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
  4. "Pluck Standing Stone". Flickr.com.
  5. "Pluck". Themodernantiquarian.com.
  6. "Wish I Was In Ireland". Wishiwasinireland.blogspot.ie.
  7. "Pluck Menhir / Steinkreise - Menhire - Dolmen - Fotogalerie". Hgstump.de.
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