Ireland

Punchestown Longstone

Beaker-era menhir, 2450–1900 BC

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Punchestown Longstone is a menhir (standing stone) and National Monument near Naas, Ireland.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Medieval account

1188

Stone collapse

1931

Re-erection

1934

Bronze Age cist discovery

1981

Probable erection

c. 2450–1900 BC

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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

53.19° N, -6.63° E