Craans

Nearest town:
Tullow (6km NW)
OS reference:
S880675
OS sheet:
61
Latitude:
52° 45' 5.3 N
Longitude:
6° 41' 47.64 W
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Image of Craans (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

I’d been here before but hadn’t posted anything. Ripped my hand on some brambles climbing into the field. Worth it, almost...

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 8, 2017
Image of Craans (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Quartz vein visible here again. One of those stones that looks different from each angle.

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ryaner
ryaner Feb 8, 2017
Image of Craans (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

The tapering stone, almost two metres tall, is split diagonally on the long axis by a vein of quartz.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner Feb 8, 2017

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Craans

TheStandingStone
TheStandingStone Nov 11, 2009

Roughly 1.9m high and 1.2m in diameter at the base and tapering towards the top. The stone is aligned E-W. I could find no other information about the stone apart from what was in the Archaeological Inventory of Carlow.

Clearly visible from the road.

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