Craddockstown West (Standing Stone / Menhir) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Craddockstown West (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

Looking south.

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The harvest is in, so...

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Image of Craddockstown West (Standing Stone / Menhir) by ryaner

An impressive, Brittany-style menhir.

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Tilting to the west.

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Articles

Craddockstown West

Standing Stone / Menhir

ryaner Sep 20, 2019

Facing the stone with the racecourse entrance at your back, look to the right and there is a gap in the hedge. Over the fence into the neighbouring field and then through the ungated entrance. The hurdle of the fence is low to medium difficult.

The stone sits atop a slight ridge, over 4 metres tall and leaning to the west. It still has its original packing stones, continuing to do their job down through the millenia. Views all around are pleasant if unspectacular but this is still an essential site if your’re in the Dublin area.

Craddockstown West

Standing Stone / Menhir

C

CARL Jun 13, 2011

Visited 25.5.11
This stone is a whopper!
It would be difficult to get up close to this stone but it is easily seen from the Racecourse entrance.
The field was in crop and the hedgerow high when I visited so I settled for a view from afar!

Sites within 20km of Craddockstown West

Punchestown

Round Barrow(s) • 0.45km E

5

1
Punchestown Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.54km ENE

12

1

3
Baltracy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.75km NE

1
The Ring

Hillfort • 2.91km SE
Forenachts

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 4.33km NNE

2

1
Newtown Park

Round Barrow(s) • 4.48km E

2

2
Newtown Great

Round Barrow(s) • 4.61km E
Forenaghts Great

Henge • 4.96km NE

6

2
Maudlings

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.11km N

3

1
Ballymore Eustace West

Bullaun Stone • 6.91km SSE

4

1
Blessington Demesne 2

Round Barrow(s) • 7.25km E

2

2
Bishopsland

Round Barrow(s) • 7.3km SE

2

1
Caureen

Artificial Mound • 7.3km ENE

5

2
Blessington Demesne 1

Round Barrow(s) • 7.33km E

14

4
Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.89km SSE
Barretstown Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.27km NW

1
Knockiernan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.41km E
Ballybought

Round Barrow(s) • 8.49km S

2

1
Kilteel

Bullaun Stone • 8.85km ENE

2
Ballybought

Bullaun Stone • 8.89km SSE

4

1
Broadleas

Stone Circle • 8.97km SSE

29

4
Carrig Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.01km E

2
Carrig Wedge Tomb

Wedge Tomb • 9.14km E

9

2
Butterhill

Artificial Mound • 9.18km E

1
Carrig Rath

Rath • 9.36km E
Carrig Cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.4km E

6

1

1
Butterhill

Bullaun Stone • 9.42km E
Sroughan

Bullaun Stone • 9.46km E

5

1
Whiteleas

Stone Circle • 9.52km SSE

8

3
Sroughan

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.59km E

1
Blackrock

Wedge Tomb • 10.03km E

3

1
Lugnagroagh

Cairn(s) • 10.04km SE

3
Blakestown Upper

Passage Grave • 10.09km SE

3
Cromwellstown

Bank Barrow • 10.11km NE

2
Tinode II

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.33km ENE

2
Lugnagun Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.37km E

4
Goldenhill mound

Cairn(s) • 10.43km ENE

2
Goldenhill

Rath • 10.43km ENE

9

4
Tinode

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.62km ENE

2

1
Crehelp II

Round Barrow(s) • 10.79km SSE

3

1
Oldcourt

Ring Cairn • 10.83km E

3

1
Woodend Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.04km E
Johnstown Hut Site 1

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.18km SE

2
Firmount East

Artificial Mound • 11.25km NW

1
Johnstown

Round Barrow(s) • 11.33km SE

2
Johnstown Hut Site 2

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.33km SE

5

1
Kiernans Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.38km SE

4
St. Kevin’s Bed (Hollywood)

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.43km SSE

4
Clane

Bullaun Stone • 11.49km NW

3

1
Lackan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.54km E

4
Broughills Hill

Standing Stones • 11.72km SE

10

1
Lugnagun

Passage Grave • 11.8km E

13

1
Scalp Rath

Rath • 12.14km SSE

2
Scalp

Bullaun Stone • 12.16km SSE

4

1

2
Newtown lower

Round Barrow(s) • 12.2km NE

6

1
Carignagower

Cairn(s) • 12.23km ENE
Slievethoul I

Passage Grave • 12.31km ENE

8

1
Old Kilcullen

Christianised Site • 12.37km SW

1
Kinsellastown II

Round Barrow(s) • 12.39km SSE

1

1
Slievethoul II

Passage Grave • 12.48km ENE
Kinsellastown

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.48km SSE

2

1
Dowery

12.56km ENE
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Enclosure • 12.56km ENE

2
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Cairn(s) • 12.64km ENE

2
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Enclosure • 12.64km ENE

4
Knockatillane

Cairn(s) • 12.65km ENE

2
Slievecorragh

Cairn(s) • 12.7km SE

4

2
Ballyknockan

Bullaun Stone • 12.79km ESE

3

1
Curragh

Round Barrow(s) • 12.84km WSW

1
Carrigacurra

Wedge Tomb • 12.96km ESE

5

1
Slievethoul II and III

Cairn(s) • 12.97km ENE

4
Crockaunadreenagh

Passage Grave • 12.97km ENE

6

1

1
Kilbeg standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.98km E

3

2
Kilbeg Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.99km E

3

1
Crehelp

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13km SSE

1
Crehelp

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13km SSE

4

2
Dun Ailinne

Hillfort • 13.05km SW

4

1

1
Athgreany

Stone Circle • 13.12km SSE

39

2

4
Knockandinny

Round Barrow(s) • 13.32km NE
Glenaraneen

Crannog • 13.41km ENE

7
The Dailteen Stone

Bullaun Stone • 13.57km SE

2

1
Athgoe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.63km NE

5

1
Sorrel Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.67km E

6

1

1
Athgreany standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.75km SSE

4

1
Athgreany Rath

Rath • 13.75km SSE

4

1
Ballyfolan

Round Barrow(s) • 13.94km ENE

9

1
Ballyfolan

Ring Cairn • 13.99km ENE

4
Lugg

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.16km ENE

1
Raheen

Standing Stones • 14.41km ENE

4

1
Toor

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 14.43km SE

1
Lugg

Henge • 14.54km ENE

11

2
Curragh

Artificial Mound • 14.6km WSW

1
Lugglass Upper I

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.65km SE

2
Butter Mountain

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.66km ENE

3
Toor

Henge • 14.77km SE

3
The Piper’s Stones

Standing Stones • 14.77km SE

4
Curragh Racecourse

Round Barrow(s) • 14.91km WSW

1
Toor

Stone Circle • 14.96km SE

4

1
Plezica

Stone Circle • 15.01km S

7

2
Grange (Newcastle By.)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.02km NE

2

1
Cloghleagh

Cairn(s) • 15.04km E

3
Lugglass Upper II

Standing Stones • 15.06km SE

5
Crooksling

Cairn(s) • 15.09km ENE
Kilgowen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.11km SW

10

2
Curragh (Kildare ED) II

Round Barrow(s) • 15.16km WSW

4
Mountseskin

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.3km ENE

1
Curragh (Kildare ED) I

Round Barrow(s) • 15.38km WSW

1
Crooksling

Round Barrow(s) • 15.39km ENE

7

2
Gibbet Rath

Rath • 15.48km WSW

6

1
Togher

Christianised Site • 15.51km ESE
Church Mountain

Cairn(s) • 15.52km SSE

4
Rathcoole

Holed Stone • 15.53km NE

7

1
Seefin 2

Rocky Outcrop • 15.64km ENE

7
Hill of Allen

Sacred Hill • 15.81km W

3

1

3

1
Kilbaylet Upper

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.81km SSE

4
Curragh Racecourse

Round Barrow(s) • 15.82km WSW

1
Little Curragh Barrow VIII

Round Barrow(s) • 15.92km WSW

1
Little Curragh Barrow VII

Round Barrow(s) • 16.03km WSW

1
Curragh (Kildare ED)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.07km WSW

5

2
Ringwood

Rath • 16.11km NNE

3

1
Seefin Hill

Chambered Cairn • 16.14km E

51

3

5
Little Curragh Barrow VI

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km WSW

4

1
Boherboy

Standing Stones • 16.19km NE

21

1
Knockannavea

Cairn(s) • 16.22km ENE

3
Brewell’s Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.25km SSW

2

1
Brewell’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.25km SSW

1
Little Curragh Barrow V

Round Barrow(s) • 16.35km WSW

5

1
Tornant Lower

Rath • 16.44km SSW

2
Ballynabrocky

Round Barrow(s) • 16.44km E
Kingsland

Round Barrow(s) • 16.47km SSW

4

1
Little Curragh Barrow IV

Round Barrow(s) • 16.59km WSW

3

1
Little Curragh VIX

Round Barrow(s) • 16.69km WSW

1
Curragh (Kildare ED)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.75km WSW

2
Brewell’s Hill

Stone Circle • 16.78km SSW

9

4
Tornant Upper

Passage Grave • 16.78km S

6

2
Little Curragh Barrow III

Round Barrow(s) • 16.79km WSW

4

1
Lugmore Cist

16.92km ENE

5

2
Lugmore

Round Barrow(s) • 16.92km ENE
Knockanvinidee

Artificial Mound • 16.94km ENE

2
Blackmoor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.98km SSE

6
Little Curragh X

Round Barrow(s) • 17km WSW

1
Little Curragh Barrow II

Round Barrow(s) • 17km WSW

2

1
Crookan Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.02km ENE

10

1
Little Curragh Barrow I

Round Barrow(s) • 17.17km WSW

6

1
Seefingan

Cairn(s) • 17.25km ENE

10

1
Belgard Deer Park

Cairn(s) • 17.35km ENE

5

1
Seahan II

Cairn(s) • 17.37km ENE

4
Seahan I

Passage Grave • 17.37km ENE

6
Seahan III

Passage Grave • 17.37km ENE

11
Ballymaice

Passage Grave • 17.39km ENE

11

1
Kilbaylet Lower

Rath • 17.52km SSE

3

2
Raheendhu/Ballinascorney

Rath • 17.57km ENE

2

2
Kilbaylet Lower

Cup Marked Stone • 17.62km SSE

5
Belgard Deer Park

Stone Circle • 17.71km ENE

3
Ballinascorney Upper

Round Barrow(s) • 17.8km ENE

8

1
Ballymorefinn Hill Outcrop

Rocky Outcrop • 17.81km ENE

5

1
Carrigeenoura

Round Barrow(s) • 17.83km ENE
Broomfields

Chambered Tomb • 17.99km S

10

2
Ballymorefinn Cist

Cist • 18.03km ENE

5

1
Kiltalawn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.11km ENE

3

1
Griffinrath

Artificial Mound • 18.31km N

1

1
Kilcoagh East

Cairn(s) • 18.43km SSE

2

1

1
Kildare

Christianised Site • 18.5km WSW

2

1
Kilcoagh East/Levern

Cairn(s) • 18.62km SE

1
Donard

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.67km SSE

5

1
Glassamucky

Artificial Mound • 19.08km ENE

3

1
Chair of Kildare

Artificial Mound • 19.16km W

3

2
Killeen Cormac

Passage Grave • 19.75km SSW

3

1
Ballinagee

Cairn(s) • 19.82km ESE

1