Foghill menhir
The menhir of Foghill ( Irish Fochaill ) stands in the pasture northwest of Killala in County Mayo in Ireland . The name Foghill is an Anglicized corruption of the Gaelic term Fo-Choill, which means "under forest". It has been identified as a modern form of foclut or foclad.
The slender 3.4 m high, 0.5 m wide and 0.3 m thick monolith , which is marked as a standing stone on both the OSI map and the historical map , stands on a gentle north slope, east of the Cloonalaghan River View of Lackan Bay southeast of the village of Rathlackan ( Irish Rath Leacain ).
Legends
Local folklore says that the stone was erected by St Patrick , but it stood here long before that. Tradition also claims that in ancient times Foghill was part of "Silva Focluti", the famous forest of Focluth, which encompassed the area from Lacken Bay to Rathfran to Crosspatrick . The location of Focluth Forest has been the subject of lively controversy among scholars. It is the only place mentioned in St Patrick's writings.
Nearby is the lie Wedge Tomb of Breastagh the Oghamstein of Breastagh and Oghamstein of Corrower .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 16'9.7 " N , 9 ° 14'45.1" W.