Castlelanaght

Also known as:
Caisleanaleacht (Gaelige) and Castlelack (Eng) and Castlenalaght
Nearest town:
Bandon (6km SSE)
OS reference:
W486608
OS sheets:
86, 87
Latitude:
51° 47' 50.28 N
Longitude:
8° 44' 42.49 W
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Images

Image of Castlelanaght (Stone Row / Alignment) by Nucleus

With my wife Geli for scale
Visited May 2009

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 05/2009
Nucleus
Nucleus Oct 30, 2017
Image of Castlelanaght (Stone Row / Alignment) by Nucleus

With my wife Geli for scale
Visited May 2009

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 05/2009
Nucleus
Nucleus Oct 30, 2017
Image of Castlelanaght (Stone Row / Alignment) by Nucleus

With myself for scale
Visited May 2009

Image credit: Uwe Häberle 05/2009
Nucleus
Nucleus Oct 30, 2017
Image of Castlelanaght (Stone Row / Alignment) by Ebor

Castlelack (Caisleanaleacht) Stone Row by night

Image credit: www.eborbenson.com
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Ebor Apr 30, 2016
Image of Castlelanaght (Stone Row / Alignment) by CianMcLiam

Late evening at Castlelanacht, 2/5/06

Image credit: Ken Williams/www.shadowsandstone.com
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam May 3, 2006
Image of Castlelanaght (Stone Row / Alignment) by ocifant

Could this nearest stone have been much taller in the past?

Image credit: Alan S>
ocifant
ocifant Jul 8, 2003

Articles

Castlelanaght

CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jan 4, 2006

Truly a massive row, goes without saying of course. Despite its massive size this wasn’t really a highlight site for me, I’m not sure why. Maybe it was the proximity to the house and road which was very unexpected, maybe it was the crappy weather or maybe, just maybe, it was the slight hangover.

The row is odd, the stones are not set with their aixs along the line of the row, they all angle slightly so overhead they would look like the profile of a mutli-blade razor or a giants cheese grater. The stone lying on the ground is an oddity in itself in that it is completely out of character from the rest of the stones and doesn’t seem to belong.

I will definitley visit again, hopefully I’ll feel different.

Castlelanaght

ocifant
ocifant Jul 8, 2003

A wonderful row. I’m not sure if it wasn’t even more wonderful in the past, as there is a recumbent stone in the row (covered with odd scratches which may just be plough scars) and a low stone at the high end which potentially could have been a fifth, taller stone in the row at some point.

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