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<< Our Photo Pages >> Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow) - Standing Stones in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Wicklow

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow)
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Wicklow Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Ashford
Discovery Map Number: D56
Latitude: 53.002418N  Longitude: 6.195866W
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.
4 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
4

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bat400 visited on 13th Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A short drive from the famous Glendaloch site, mostly on small roads.

Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow)
Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow) submitted by bat400 : The "Giant's Grave" stones. Photo taken by bat400, 13 July 2019. Taken from the road, looking in by a pasture gate. The stones are only somewhat taller than a meter. See the site listing and comments for more information. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pair of Standing Stones in Co. Wicklow.

The stones are not particularly large: at a distance estimated to be no taller than a meter. As of July 2019 they are hidden by the hedgerow when driving to the site. Fortunately a cut for a pasture gate provides a good view.
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Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow)
Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow) submitted by bat400 : The Giant's Grave. Photo by bat400, taken 13 July 2019. Not visible in this photo, a power line running through the pasture where the stones sit detracts a bit from the view. See the site listing and comments for more information. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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How to view_Re: Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow) by bat400 on Wednesday, 24 July 2019
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See my edit in the main text. I recommend parking at the Moneytown school and walking down to the pasture gate to view the stones. An electric line through the pasture decreases the ambiance somewhat.

National Monument's service states:
Class: Megalithic structure
Townland: PARKMORE (Newcastle By.)
SMR No.: WI024-007----
'Situated on a gentle N-facing slope 130m NNW of a cairn (WI024-006----). Two substantial standing stones (NW stone - H 1.07m; Wth 0.6m; T 0.66m; SE stone - H 1.4m; Wth 0.9m; T 0.8m) stand 7.8m apart at either end of a mound of earth and large stones (dims. 10.3m NNW-SSE x 4m NNE-SSW; H 0.3-0.7m). (Price 1967, 510) Described by Price (1934, 40-1) as ‘the monument in the townland of Parkmore, which is called "Giant's Grave" on the Ordnance map, consists of two pillar-stones standing 26 feet [7.9m] apart. The taller of the two is 5 feet 3 inches [1.6m] high, and its greatest width is 3 feet [0.9m]; the other stands to the W.N.W. of it, and is 4 feet 3 inches high [1.3m], and about 2 feet [0.6m] square.'
'I know of no tradition concerning this monument’.
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Re: Giant's Grave (Co. Wicklow) by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 28 November 2012
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