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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ballynacallagh standing stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork

Submitted by GaelicLaird on Wednesday, 20 December 2023  Page Views: 87

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ballynacallagh standing stone
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
 Nearest Village: Allihies
Latitude: 51.601385N  Longitude: 10.176148W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ballynacallagh standing stone
Ballynacallagh standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking south to Crow Head and Crow Island. Photo taken August 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A solitary standing stone in the townland of Ballynacallagh on Dursey Island, Co Cork.

Officially recorded as site CO126-010002- :

In pasture with commanding views over sea to S. Rectangular stone aligned NNE-SSW (H 1.8m; 0.95m x 0.65m).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992).

Access to Dursey Island is by Ireland's only cable car.
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Ballynacallagh standing stone
Ballynacallagh standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Crossing over Dursey Sound to reach Dursey Island. It's like a fairground ground ride when the wind gets up. Watch out for whales, dolphins and basking sharks. The Sound is a popular feeding ground. Photo taken August 2023. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Ballynacallagh standing stone
Ballynacallagh standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking north east. Photo taken August 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ballynacallagh standing stone
Ballynacallagh standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking south south west. Photo taken August 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
V4941 : Walking the track across Dursey Island by Colin Park
by Colin Park
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V4940 : Oileán Baoi (Dursey Island): Southern slopes by Nigel Cox
by Nigel Cox
©2006(licence)
V4941 : Ruin, Ballynacallagh by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)
V4940 : Field, Kilmichael by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)
V4941 : Farmland, Ballynacallagh by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2006(licence)

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