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Looking south – the two shaped sides on show here.
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Sweetly situated on the highest part of the field.
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500 metres south of Mayobridge is the Long Stone.
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Looking north-west at the 3.1 metre tall Long Stone.
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It’s quite messy on top of Croob, made up for by the fantastic views, and the large but damaged cairn.
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The cairn has spilled away down the east side of the summit.
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The south and east sides of the cairn fall away quite steeply. This shot is taken from the south-east.
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Looking north from below the cairn. The top of Slieve Croob has been much messed about with down through the years.
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East over the trig to Strangford Lough and Ards Peninsula.
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The small, timeless, Cromlech Fields’ dolmen.
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They’ve replanted saplings here so go in the next couple of years and enjoy the views.
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The site was excavated prior to the house being built.
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Always fascinated by the construction of the Cailleach’s house.
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Crouched down under the lintel of the passage mouth looking in.
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Lasting damage has been caused to the Deer Stone in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, in what appears to be an act of vandalism, according to Project Manager for HeritageMaps.ie Pat Reid.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Today with Philip Boucher-Hayes, Mr Reid said he believes someone lit a fire on the stone, which caused the boulder it is carved into to crack.
More: rte.ie/news/regional/2023/0809/1398883-deerstone-glendalough-wicklow/
Sheep’s Head Stone Circle Revived!
Article on the restoration of the stone circle at Gorteanish.
Said to be the remains of a court tomb, but doubts persist.
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Accepted to contain some man-made structure on top, I haven’t seen any reports of anybody scaling it to check.
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Poll na Seantoinne blowhole, a couple of hundred metres south of Downpatrick Head.
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One of the supposed neolithic field walls, this one outside the corral of the visitor centre.
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Looking north over the corralled site with the pyramid of the visitor centre visible.
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Three stones visible – there’s another hidden in the heather bottom right.
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Beautiful standing stone in Tawnywaddyduff.
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