Mullagharoy Standing Stone

Location: Mullagharoy, Co. Meath
Ordnance Survey map 35
National Grid Reference N 946 803

The Standing Stone is just 1.3 metres high and is situated in the middle of a field with no other stones in sight. The stone isn't visible from the road side because there is a field between the field where the stone is located and the road.

The Mullagharoy Standing Stone is listed in the Archaeological Inventory of County Meath under the category 'Prehistoric Decorated Stones' as follows:

"Decorated Stone - The SW face of this standing stone, aligned NNW-SSE, is ornamented with picked concentric circles and are designs somewhat anthropomorphic in appearance and akin to passage-tome art."

The pair of concentric circles near the top of the stone do resemble human eyes (Anthropomorphic means resembling the human form), we can only speculate whether this is accidental or by design.

Another decorated stone in the chamber at Fourknocks may also be a representation of the human face.

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