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Pluck Standing Stone

Coordinates: 54°56′23″N 7°38′11″W / 54.939586°N 7.636319°W / 54.939586; -7.636319
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Pluck Standing Stone
Native name
Gallán Phluic (Irish)
Pluck Standing Stone is located in Ireland
Pluck Standing Stone
Location of Pluck Standing Stone in Ireland
Typestanding stone
LocationPluck, Manorcunningham,
County Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates54°56′23″N 7°38′11″W / 54.939586°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

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

Location

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

History

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

References

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  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.