Ballycleagh

Nearest town:
Campbeltown (43km NE)
OS reference:
D248334
OS sheet:
5
Latitude:
55° 7' 55.35 N
Longitude:
6° 2' 35.04 W
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Image of Ballycleagh (Standing Stones) by minipixel

The view east towards Cushendun Bay from the road. will come back to take a closer look...

Image credit: Philip Hay
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minipixel Jun 22, 2006

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Ballycleagh

ryaner
ryaner Jul 27, 2021

Not much to add to minipixel’s observations – these are two really fantastic stones in utterly modern, prosaic surroundings, accessible in a roadside grazing field, beside the driveway down to some holiday homes. They really are well worth checking out if you can ignore the closeness of the fence and the dullness of the setting – the stones make a statement of their own, bulky and with a sense of permanence. The beach at the bottom of the lane seems fine – the Cushendall and Cushendun area is popular without being over-populated, yet.

Ballycleagh

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minipixel Jun 22, 2006

Situated to the left of the lane to a disappointingly nearby holiday cottage, just outside Cushendun, overlooking the bay. Two very hefty stones stand about 5m apart. The largest is almost 2m tall, and over 1m wide, the other around 1.5m tall, and 0.8m wide.

Rumoured to have been part of a three stone alignment in OS memoirs, but there appears to be no evidence of a third stone.

About 200m NE is the remains of Castle Carra, a tower house from the late 13th Century, which is built over a Mesolithic flint-working site. Also very nearby is the Standing Stone in the driveway of Cushendun caravan park, now the feature of an unfortunate rockery garden.

Head through the village of Cushendun, out along the seafront, and take the next right, signposted ‘Torr Head scenic route’. The stones are hard to miss, about 500m along this small road on the right.

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