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Castleruddery (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 25.5.11 Just down the road from Athgreany and equally worth a visit. You can park next to the field where the stone circle is and it is only a short, flat walk. (The circle is visible from the road) As with nearly every site I have visited in Ireland I had the place to myself (Newgrange excepted of course!) There is an information board, brand new wooden stile and fencing which takes you to the circle. The grass was knee high and there were lots of bluebells about which helped compensate for the wind and rain. The bank around the circle is about 0.5 metres high and the tallest stone about 2 metres high. The stone which (to me anyway) was the most interesting was the one with 5 grooves cut into it. I assume this was to split the stone as there is another stone just outside the circle with 7 grooves cut into it which has clearly split that stone. The cut forms an arc in the stone. There as a jumble of 5 large fallen stones in the centre of the circle. |
Posted by CARL 16th June 2011ce |
Athgreany (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 25.5.11 We parked in a small lay by and I walked over the wooden stile towards the information board. (The site is signposted – Pipers stone circle) It was a good start to the walk to the stone circle – some kind soul had started to kill off the dreaded gorse in the field approaching the stone circle!! (I hate gorse!) As I walked up the hill I thought I could see the tops of the stones starting to appear – only to realise that they were in fact sheep!! The weather had taken a turn for the worse and it had started to rain, with increased wind. Undeterred I spent a fair bit of time here admiring the stone circle – it really is a cracking site. Several of the stones are very large, one above head height. There is a large quartz outliner that appeared to have a groove across the top? This is another easy site to access and yet another that is well worth a visit when in the area. |
Posted by CARL 16th June 2011ce |
Rath Gael (Stone Fort / Dun) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
  
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Posted by ryaner5th June 2011ce |
St. Kevin's Cathedral (Bullaun Stone) — Images |
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Posted by ryaner 23rd April 2011ce |
Boleycarrigeen (Stone Circle) — Images |
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Posted by ryaner 23rd April 2011ce |
Seefin Hill (Chambered Cairn) — Images |
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Posted by GLADMAN12th January 2011ce |
Seefingan (Cairn(s)) — Images |
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Posted by GLADMAN 9th January 2011ce |
Castleruddery (Stone Circle) — Fieldnotes |
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Another stone circle we left out of our last Irish trip, and boy do I regret it, we only saw Athgreaney last time and missed out on this little wonder, it is a gem of a site. Really easy to find, and intimate parking for one, with a short sheep stared stroll to the stone "henge" circle. The two big quartz stones that guard the entance are extremely pretty, and have since topped my list of stone circle stones ( dont mean it Callanish ), theyre the best stones in stone circlery, the rest of it is good too. In the middle of the circle lye six stones, which I half fancied as an interior six stone circle a bit like at Lissy vigeen, (is that the right name) but it was only a fancy. After going to King Arthurs hall a couple of months previously they both seemed very similar, in feel anyway, obviously ones round and ones rectangular, but still similar. If I could change some things though, I'd get rid of the farm and the overhead cables and pylons, or move the whole magical site somewhere more remote, which evers easiest, seeing as its a nice place the farm will have to go. |
Posted by postman1st December 2010ce |
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