Haroldstown

Nearest town:
Tullow (7km SW)
OS reference:
S901779
OS sheet:
61
Latitude:
52° 50' 40.43 N
Longitude:
6° 39' 45.38 W

Images

Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

It might be easy to take this one for granted, given its roadside position and its almost everyday demeanour. However, it’s still one of Ireland’s finest, imo.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Feb 7, 2017
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

The front capstone has slipped off one of the portals. It rests on the remaining portal, the doorstone and the rear capstone.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Feb 7, 2017
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by ryaner

Quartz encrusted rear of the door/blocking stone.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Feb 7, 2017
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by GLADMAN

Overcast, but this exquisite dolmen is clearly beautiful in any light.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jul 22, 2010
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by CianMcLiam

A long shot, the background isn’t really that close.

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2010
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jan 10, 2010
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by bawn79

The water erosion on the capstone and upright.

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2009
bawn79
bawn79 Jan 2, 2009
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by CianMcLiam

Up to my old tricks again unfortunately... Yes its that time of year again when it gets dark early enough to avoid headless zombies out in the wild countryside. Taken approx 9.10pm 26th August 2005 using torch light inside and flash outside. I think I prefer this one to the next image, and besides my dog managed to creep in on this one unnoticed (bottom right corner).

Image credit: Ken Williams
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Aug 27, 2005
Image of Haroldstown (Portal Tomb) by CianMcLiam

A panoramic view of the inside, stitched together from five photos

Image credit: Ken Williams (Cian McLiam)
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jan 1, 2005

Articles

Haroldstown

C
CARL Jun 16, 2011

Visited 25.5.11
Well, here we are, my last site to visit on a fantastic weeks holiday in Ireland.
I started with a cracker and it is only right that I finish with a cracker.
And that is exactly what this site is.
The tomb is once more surrounded by green grass and is easily visible from the road.
It is as perfect a little dolmen as you could wish to find. Despite the nearby road the site felt very calm and standing on top of the cap stone you can see a fair distance.
I liked this place a lot – as I have liked nearly every site I have visited this week.
I sat inside the chamber for a short while and contemplated the long journey home.
I was hoping to see a few sites this week but have been very fortunate to see so many. I far exceeded my expectations and I have Karen and the children to thank for their patience.
We hope to return in two years and spend a week along the west coast.
I imagine I will find something of interest to visit……………………….

Haroldstown

CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam May 7, 2006

The familiar sight of Haroldstown sprouting up from lush green grass is no more... The field has been ploughed to within an inch of the dolmen, a bit of a shock to see it when coming around the bend. I really hope it will be a cereal crop and not vegetables, that would be a very ill-fitting setting for this magnificent sculpture. The whole field has been cleared right down to the river edge and all the interesting boulders spread around the bank are now piled unceremoniously in a heap. It looked as depressing as the weather.

Folklore

Haroldstown
Portal Tomb
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Jan 9, 2010

“The Stone House” is close to Acaun Bridge, in the field on the east of the river, below the bridge. The stone which forms the roof of the cromlech is about 14 feet in length, and was said to have been thrown by a giant, the mark of whose hand is still to be seen on the under side.

From ‘County Wicklow Archaeological Notes Around Kiltegan’ by C Drury, in the Journal of the Co. Kildare Archaeological Society and Surrounding Districts (1905).

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