This is the entry on archaeology.ie:
Class: Stone row
Townland: COOLASNAGHTA
Scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP: Yes
Description: Marked 'The Ninestones' on the 1839 OS 6-inch map. On the E side of the pass between Slievebawn and the Black Banks and Mount Leinster. Nine low stones set in alignment orientated E-W (L 11.5m; distance between stones 1m-1.2m; H of stones 0.38m - 0.63m). According to OS Field Namebooks, erected to commemorate nine men murdered and buried nearby.
While the extant remains are hardly sufficient to permit classification as a stone row with certainty the remains bear close resemblance to many monuments of this class. In light of the tradition recorded by the OS the interpretation given must be regarded as tentative and a proper elucidation of the monument must await further investigation.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 19 August 2011
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Posted by ryaner
17th July 2019ce
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Posted by ryaner
17th July 2019ce
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Posted by ryaner
8th April 2019ce
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The landowner here is very proud of what he has on his land. There's even a sign on the gate into the field announcing the presence of the Kilgraney Dolmen. The structure here is badly collapsed however. I struggled to identify any of the orthostats but I'm sure they have been plundered down through the years as there are distinct quarry marks on two of them. The babbling stream not 5 metres away from the monument is soothing. Access is downhill from the aforementioned farm gate and visitors are welcome.
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Posted by ryaner
7th January 2019ce
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Posted by ryaner
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