Raheen

Nearest town:
Tallaght (6km NE)
OS reference:
O038234
OS sheet:
50
Latitude:
53° 15' 2.99 N
Longitude:
6° 26' 40.84 W
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Image of Raheen (Standing Stones) by ryaner

Looking east up towards Mountseskin and Knockannavea.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Jul 15, 2014

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Raheen

ryaner
ryaner Jul 16, 2014

I had tried to get to this stone a couple of times before, giving up because of the necessity (as I understood then) of traversing much private property. However, there is an ancient sunken lane that passes along the side of one of the bungalows and up to an old farmstead and behind this to the right is the monument.

On the day I visited there was livestock in the field, but except for one cow, they mostly just ignored me. The blocky stone is large, well above average in height, girth and bulk. There are about 14 cup-marks on the southern end of the western face. Even though it’s in a pasture field, it’s still pretty wild around here – the ground rising to the east towards untamed moorland. Another Dublin megalith, south of Verschoyles Hill.

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