Ballinvally (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Ballinvally (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Looking north-west into the townland of Boolies where there are a couple of standing stones.

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Image of Ballinvally (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Looking west.

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Image of Ballinvally (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Cairn T on Carnbane Esat prominent in the distance to the south.

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Image of Ballinvally (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

The slab of a stone is aligned WNW-ESE.

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Image of Ballinvally (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Another Ballinvally standing stone, about 1.2 metres tall.

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Ballinvally

Standing Stone / Menhir

ryaner Feb 22, 2021

Another of the many Ballinvally standing stones, a slab aligned WNW-ESE. It’s visible from the Kells to Oldcastle road and sits atop a small rise. There’s another stone about 200 metres to the north-west in the neighbouring townland of Boolies.

Sites within 20km of Ballinvally

Boolies

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.36km WNW

3

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Drumsawry or Summerbank

Cairn(s) • 0.58km SW

2
Ballinvally

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 1km SSE

1
Ballinvally

Stone Circle • 1km SSE

15

2
Ballinvally

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.1km S

4

1
Drumsawry or Summerbank

Rath • 1.26km SSW

3
Ballinvally Rath

Rath • 1.69km ESE
Corstown (Fore By.)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.82km SSE

1
Ballinvally Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.91km ESE

2
Ballinvally Cashel

Stone Fort / Dun • 1.92km ESE

4
Patrickstown

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.96km E

5

1
Cairn V

Passage Grave • 1.99km SE

7
Ballinvally

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 2km ESE

1

1
Carnbane East

2.06km SSE

10

4

3
Cairn R1

Cairn(s) • 2.06km SSE

4
Cairn S

Passage Grave • 2.06km SSE

15

1
Cairn R2

Passage Grave • 2.06km SSE

3
Cairn U

Passage Grave • 2.08km SE

18
Cairn T

Passage Grave • 2.08km SE

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1

1
Cairn W

Passage Grave • 2.12km SE

9

1
Newcastle

Cairn(s) • 2.15km NNW

1
Newcastle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.15km NNW

2
Cairn X2

Passage Grave • 2.19km ESE

3
Cairn X1

Passage Grave • 2.19km ESE

13

1
Cairn X3

Passage Grave • 2.19km ESE

1
Cairn O

Cairn(s) • 2.2km S

2
Corstown (Fore By.)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.2km S

2
Cairn Q

Cairn(s) • 2.22km SSE

5
Cairn P2

Cairn(s) • 2.22km SSE

1
Cairn P1

Cairn(s) • 2.22km SSE

4
Cairn L

Passage Grave • 2.24km SSW

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1
Cairn K

Passage Grave • 2.24km SSW

4
Cairn J

Passage Grave • 2.28km SSW

3
Corstown (Fore By.)

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.3km SSE

2
Carnbane West

2.37km SSW

10

3

1
Cairn H

Passage Grave • 2.37km SSW

21
Cairn F

Passage Grave • 2.37km SSW

8
Cairn A2

Passage Grave • 2.37km SSW

2
Cairn C

Passage Grave • 2.37km SSW

4
Cairn I

Passage Grave • 2.37km SSW

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1
Cairn E

Cairn(s) • 2.37km SSW
Cairn G

Cairn(s) • 2.37km SSW

1
Cairn M

Cairn(s) • 2.4km S

2
Cairn D

Cairn(s) • 2.41km SSW

13
Cairn Y

Passage Grave • 2.41km ESE

4

1
Corstown (Fore By.)

Cup Marked Stone • 2.41km SSE

1
Cairn N

Cairn(s) • 2.42km SSE

7
Cairn B

Cairn(s) • 2.45km SSW

2
Patrickstown Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.6km E

3

1
Mullagh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.07km SW
Ballynanoma

Artificial Mound • 4.09km S

1
Thomastown

Passage Grave • 4.64km ESE

6

2
Crossdrum Lower

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.95km W
King’s Mountain

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.28km E

8

1

3
Thomastown

Rath • 5.37km SE

1
Moylagh

Rath • 5.44km SW

1
Farranagloch

Standing Stones • 5.59km WNW

1

1
Brackloney

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.72km WNW
Clonasillagh Decorated Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 5.83km ENE

3

2
Clonasillagh Cairn

Cairn(s) • 5.85km ENE

3

2
Clonasillagh

Passage Grave • 6.17km ENE

5

1
Bobsville

Cup Marked Stone • 6.23km ESE

7

1

1
Barconny

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.48km WNW

1

1
Clonbockoge

Round Barrow(s) • 8.02km W
Virginia Park Estate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.44km N

2

1
Stirrupstown

Rath • 9.5km SE

2
Balnagon Upper stone pair

Standing Stones • 10.21km E

3

1
Glenidan

Round Barrow(s) • 10.64km SSW

2
Raffony

Wedge Tomb • 10.98km NNE
Fore

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.01km SW

4
Christianstown

Round Barrow(s) • 11.14km SSW

5
Galboystown

Rath • 12km SE

1
Tullystown

Round Barrow(s) • 12.49km W
Lakill and Moortown

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.58km SW
Lakill and Moortown

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.64km SW

12
Killeter Hill

Court Tomb • 12.72km ENE

2

1
Bigwood

Hillfort • 12.9km WSW

7
Lickbla

Wedge Tomb • 13.46km WSW

9

1
Curry

Cairn(s) • 14.01km WSW
Duffcastle

Portal Tomb • 16.36km WNW

6

2
Cornaville North

Court Tomb • 16.85km NE

8
Carrickacroy

Chambered Tomb • 16.99km WNW
Southhill

Round Barrow(s) • 17km SSE

2
Moydristan

Chambered Tomb • 17.05km W
Delvin

Rath • 17.07km SSE

1
Mullaghey

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.13km E

4

1
Drumbee

Chambered Tomb • 17.98km WNW
Mullacastle

Court Tomb • 17.98km WNW
Killulagh

Bullaun Stone • 19.25km S

2
Aghawee

Portal Tomb • 19.41km WNW

6