<< Our Photo Pages >> Craddockstown West - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kildare
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Craddockstown WestCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 3.546 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Kildare Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Naas Nearest Village: Punchestown
Map Ref: N9116416282
Latitude: 53.189453N Longitude: 6.636895W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Standing Stone (Menhir) in Co. Kildare
Craddockstown Standing Stone is a massive and conical shaped stone around 5m tall with a slight curve on the western side giving it the appearance of a giant crooked finger. It is also leaning to the west but the wide base seems quite firmly seated and some packing stones are visible. Its evident that ploughing work comes very, very close to the stone and there are more than one or two scars on its sides, this may impact on the stones base if the packing stones are uprooted.
It is easily visible in the field opposite the entrance to Punchestown Racecourse.
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