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<< Our Photo Pages >> Haroldstown - Portal Tomb in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Carlow

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 8206

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Haroldstown
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 5.221 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Co. Carlow Type: Portal Tomb
Nearest Town: Tullow
Map Ref: S90087793
Discovery Map Number: D61
Latitude: 52.845121N  Longitude: 6.663797W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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
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bat400 visited on 11th Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Drove by only and unable to stop for a real visit.

macd visited on 1st Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 On private land, no parking as such. As others have said, pull up on roadside but take care. Over gate into field. Get the feeling visitors are not actively encouraged. Worth a look though, even from roadside.



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Haroldstown submitted by KenWilliams : Taken 26th August 2005, just after nightfall. Using flash on the outside and torchlight on the inside, I took quite anumber of shots with this combination and also with single light sources. Not entirely sure which ones worked and which are OTT but I liked this one in particular because my dog managed to sneak into the frame when I was otherwise busy! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Portal Tomb in Co. Carlow

Clearly visible in a field to the S of the old bridge over the Derreen river, this fine granite tomb has a door-slab some 1.8 metres high between the portal-stones. The larger of the 2 roofstones is much grooved and it is possible that some of the grooves are artificial as in other monuments in the area. The tomb was inhabited in the 19th century and maybe well before.
~ 2.4 km NNE in Williamstown is one of several grooved standing stones in the area, known as “The Six Fingers”. It is 1.8 metres high, of granite, and has 5 large vertical grooves.

~ 4.8 km NE (5.5 km E by S of the village of Rathvilly) in Tombeagh is another grooved granite stone, 1.5 metres high, and of grotesque shape, with grooves and depressions in it which are all natural.
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Haroldstown submitted by vicky : The Haroldstown dolmen in County Carlow fabric quilt by Denise Labadie. www.artworkonview.org. (8 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Haroldstown submitted by KenWilliams : Late evening 19th November 2005. The land here has recently changed hands so I was interested to see what may have changed if anything, with access and surroundings. The ragged hedge that half cut the field has been removed and the grass is the shortest I've seen it yet though the cairn seemed smaller than it had and there also seemed to be more stones at the entrance than I thought also. Hmmmm. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Haroldstown submitted by KenWilliams : Last light on Sunday 19th November. Also last one of Haroldstown for a while! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Haroldstown submitted by Flickr : Portal Moon The full moon rising through Haroldstown Dolmen, Co. Carlow Image copyright: Fergal Gleeson (Fergal Gleeson), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Haroldstown submitted by crooksie : HAROLDSTOWN SITE CO CARLOW IRELAND As I drove down the R727, "Lo and Behold" a Giant Prehistoric 'TRILOBITE' crawling across a field, just at Acaun Bridge.

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Haroldstown submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s

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Haroldstown submitted by KenWilliams : A tree that shares the field with Haroldstown Dolmen In Co. Carlow, Ireland. (2 comments)

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Haroldstown submitted by Bladup : Haroldstown.

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Haroldstown submitted by GrantWakefield : Frame from the 2k DCP widescreen version of "Remnants"

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Re: Haroldstown by Andy B on Sunday, 06 May 2018
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Class Megalithic tomb - portal tomb
Townland HAROLDSTOWN
SMR No. CW009-008----
Description Situated on gently sloping pastureland overlooking the Derreen River 90m to the W. Two overlapping capstones (upper 4m x 3.2m x 0.85m; lower 3.2m x 2.4m x 0.7m) resting on large chamber comprising two well-preserved portal stones, large doorstone, and side stones. Chamber faces NNW (Ó Nualláin 1983, 91). The upper capstone of the portal tomb appears to be decorated with possible rock art. At least one possible cupmark can be seen on the upper surface of the capstone with a second possible adjoining cupmark. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 April 2014

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Re: Haroldstown by davidmorgan on Friday, 06 February 2015
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Re: Haroldstown by AngieLake on Monday, 13 June 2005
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Checking my notes on Haroldstown Dolmen, from a visit there on 31.03.03:

It is situated in a large, sweeping, wall-bordered field on the right side of the R727, going east from Carlow to Hacketstown. Shortly after Tobinstown crossroads there is a sharp right hand bend followed by a left hand bend over the Dereen River at Acaun Bridge. I pulled in on some rough ground on the right side of the road just before the left hand bend, and the bridge itself. You DO have to be careful making this manoeuvre, because of approaching traffic. Irish roads are pretty quiet, but the locals are always in a hurry!
(Maybe there's a purpose-built layby there now?)
Once there, you can walk along the roadside and enter the field through a gate, making sure to secure it safely again: no need to jump over the wall. (I hoped the farmer would look kindly on one careful woman visitor, and I don't recall seeing a farmhouse nearby.)

The dolmen is situated in a tranquil valley with the waters of the Dereen River running close by. Two graceful swans enhanced the view that day. An indignant ewe and her lamb reluctantly vacated the house-like dolmen as I circled it, filming. On the horizon, to the front of the dolmen, the grand, imposing curves of the Wicklow mountains dominated the distant landscape, with Keadeen Mountain to the NE and, almost directly North, Baltinglass Mountain. Due south of here is Rathgall Hill Fort, also known locally as 'The Ring of the Rath'. (Not far from Rathwood Garden Centre).
Because of the nearby roadworks' traffic lights that day I was reluctant to dowse, put off by imagining the thoughts of drivers queueing there on seeing some strange, 'mad' woman walking around the dolmen with two sticks of copper wire in her hands!
A job for another day, hopefully!
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