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St Patrick's Chair

Christianised Site

<b>St Patrick's Chair</b>Posted by ZebImage © Zeb
This site is of disputed antiquity. If you have any information that could help clarify this site's authenticity, please post below or leave a post in the forum.
Nearest Town:Douglas (7km E)
OS Ref (GB):   SC315779 / Sheet: 95
Latitude:54° 10' 8.1" N
Longitude:   4° 34' 53.62" W

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<b>St Patrick's Chair</b>Posted by Zeb <b>St Patrick's Chair</b>Posted by Zeb <b>St Patrick's Chair</b>Posted by Kammer

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Visted 25th August 2003: After the Braaid we went on to explore St Patrick's Chair, which is easy enough to find. There's space to park opposite the footpath, and a sign indicating which way to walk. Just keep heading up the hill, and don't let the cows intimidate you. The path itself is really a track for vehicles, but still not ideal for visitors in wheelchairs because of the gates (might need a second set of hands) and cow pats.

The stones themselves are interesting, but they don't look prehistoric. Nice views, but I was rather disappointed by the site itself. This looks to me like a Christian site, and that's what the sign says. Ho hum.
Kammer Posted by Kammer
30th January 2004ce
Edited 23rd April 2004ce

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Personally I don't think this set of stones is prehistoric, but Julian does. He included them in the Modern Antiquarian book, enterpretting them as a Christianised stone row. Kammer Posted by Kammer
22nd December 2003ce