Kiltalawn
Standing Stone / Menhir
Kiltalawn (Standing Stone / Menhir) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK & Ireland's most popular megalithic community website. 3 images, 1 fieldnote, plus information on many more ancient sites nearby and across the UK & Ireland.
Image © ryaner
Nearest Town: Tallaght (3km NE) OS Ref (IE): O065261 / Sheet: 50 Latitude: 53° 16' 28.38" N Longitude: 6° 24' 12.01" W
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OK, so a confession first – I've visited this site about 5 times before, and photographed it each time. I've never posted it as I'm not convinced of its provenance. It is marked on the SMR at archaeology.ie and this chap http://www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com/COUNTIES/DUBLIN/Kiltalown_StandingStone.html is convinced, so here it is.
It's deeply embedded in the soil and has been used very recently as a fairly permanent memorial. I get the feeling that when it was pushed over, an attempt was made to smash and bury it. One for the completist only, but I'm glad to record it.
Posted by ryaner
16th July 2014ce