The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Classic standing stone.

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ryaner Jun 12, 2021

Image of The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Looking north. The stone seems to mirror the peak of Sugarloaf Hill.

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ryaner Jun 12, 2021

Image of The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Looking west towards part of the ring of Gullion in the distance.

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ryaner Jun 12, 2021

Image of The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Gullion looming to the south.

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Image of The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by megaman

The Longstone

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Image of The Ballard Longstone (Standing Stone / Menhir) by megaman

Ballard Longstone

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The Ballard Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir

ryaner Jun 12, 2021

Another site that I’ve been unable to locate a couple of times previous. It’s on the northern slopes of Sliabh Gullion about 3 kilometres south-west of Camlough town, as the crow flies. The area is gorgeous and wild, mainly sheep farming territory.

The stone stands in a little enclosure about 100 metres east of the boreen. It’s about a metre and a half tall and leaning to the east and wonderfully phallic. The top seems to mirror the peak of Sugarloaf Hill about two kilometres to the north.

Sites within 20km of The Ballard Longstone

Aghmakane

Portal Tomb • 1.94km N

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Slieve Gullion – North Cairn

Passage Grave • 2.25km SSE

10

1
Ballykeel

Portal Tomb • 2.63km SW

20

2
Latbirget

Chambered Tomb • 2.85km SW

4

1
Callaigh Berra’s House

Passage Grave • 3.22km SE

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5
Clonlum

Court Tomb • 3.43km ESE

1

1
Callaigh Berra’s Lough

3.45km SSE

5

2
Cross

Chambered Cairn • 3.79km ENE

7

1
Clonlum South

Portal Tomb • 4.09km ESE

9
Belleek

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.33km WNW

4

1
The Dorsey Entrenchment

Enclosure • 4.9km WSW

5

1

1
Ballymacdermot

Court Tomb • 4.91km ENE

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3

1
Eshwary

Court Tomb • 5.31km N

3
Outleckan

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.76km WNW

5
Tullynavall

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.81km WSW

3

1
Ravensdale Park

Court Tomb • 9.19km ESE

8

1
Clontygora – Court Tomb

Court Tomb • 9.22km E

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4
Tullyvallan (Tipping) West

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.31km WSW

4

1
Kilnasaggart

Christianised Site • 9.59km SE
Drummiller

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.67km NE

1

1
Faughart

Bullaun Stone • 11.21km SE

5

1
Clermont Cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.22km ESE
Ravensdale Park

Passage Grave • 11.22km ESE

8

2
Aghnaskeagh

Portal Tomb • 11.24km SE

1

1
Aghnaskeagh Chambered Cairn

Chambered Cairn • 11.33km SE

3
Crobane

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.38km ENE

3
Milltown-Carnanbane

Court Tomb • 11.64km ENE

3

1
Lurgankeel

Wedge Tomb • 11.7km SSE

4
Lurgankeel

Portal Tomb • 11.81km SSE
Burren

Cist • 11.89km E

5

1
Drumnasillagh

Court Tomb • 11.96km SE

6

1
Balriggan

Rath • 12.26km SSE

1
Annaghmare

Court Tomb • 12.39km WSW

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2

1
Saval More Graveyard Stones

Standing Stones • 12.92km ENE

4
Warrenpoint Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.99km E

3

1
Saval More (Field Stone)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.12km ENE

1
Killin

Carving • 13.19km S
Carnawaddy

Cairn(s) • 13.47km ESE

5
The Meadow

Cairn(s) • 13.54km ESE
Carn Beg

Stone Circle • 13.61km SSE

4

1
Tamnaharry

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.78km ENE
Proleek

Portal Tomb • 14.06km SE

23

2

4

1
Proleek

Wedge Tomb • 14.06km SE

11
Corrakit

Cairn(s) • 14.14km ESE
Ballymakellet Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.56km ESE

1
Ballymakellet

Court Tomb • 14.64km ESE

3
Mayo 1

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.69km ENE

4
Mayo 2

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.75km ENE

5
Mullyash

Kerbed Cairn • 14.85km W

8

1
Castletown – Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.04km SSE

3

1
Castletown – Souterrain

Souterrain • 15.13km SSE
Castletown

15.13km SSE
Aughnagurgan

Passage Grave • 15.44km W
Aughnagurgan

Portal Tomb • 15.46km W

8

1
Aughnagurgan

Wedge Tomb • 15.53km W

3

1
Ballinloughan

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.4km SSE

1
Drumsinnot

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.45km SSW

7

1

1
Cortial

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.59km S

3

2
Carnadranna

Cairn(s) • 16.67km ENE

2
Tamary Cairns

Cairn(s) • 16.91km ENE
Miskish More

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 17.29km SW

1
Rostrevor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.43km E

5

1
Murphy’s Fort, Mullaghmore

Hillfort • 17.93km ENE

1
Mullaghmore

Stone Circle • 18.03km ENE
Barnmeen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.24km ENE

4
Drumcah

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.35km SSW

2

1

1
Rockmarshall

Court Tomb • 18.82km ESE

12
Tullagee

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 18.94km SSW

1
Vicars Carn

Cairn(s) • 19.27km WNW

5

1
Drumgonnelly

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.35km SSW

3

1
Slieveemartin Cairn

Cairn(s) • 19.38km E
Cuchulains Stone (Rathiddy)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.49km S

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The Three Sisters

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.68km NNE