Pluck Standing Stone is a standing stone and National Monument located in County Donegal, Ireland.[1]
| Pluck Standing Stone | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Area | Drongawn Lough |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Height | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Built | c. 4000–2500 BC |
| Official name | Pluck Standing Stone |
| Reference no. | 453 |
Location
editPluck Standing Stone is located 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Manorcunningham.[2]
History
editStone vessels have been dug up beneath and around Pluck Standing Stone.[3][4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wish I Was In Ireland". Wishiwasinireland.blogspot.ie.
- ^ "Pluck Menhir / Steinkreise - Menhire - Dolmen - Fotogalerie". Hgstump.de.