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Definition is really poor

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  • Not fully clear if one single row qualifies. Needs to be made clear from the very start.
  • Denis Power (the only source indicated in the lead) is not accessible online, one cannot check if he did indeed use all the apparently inaccurate attributes which show up now:
  • "upright": Superfluous, as all standing stones are upright.
  • "parallel": If only 1 row, as are all the County Cork examples listed in the article, there's nothing to be parallel to. Straight line/axis is an option, but then say so. N.B.: "parallel" can be to non-straight shape.
  • "megalithic": If most are 1 metre tall, as stated, that's hardly a
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