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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ardristan - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Carlow

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

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ardristan
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Carlow Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Tullow
Map Ref: S8413871337
Discovery Map Number: D61
Latitude: 52.786852N  Longitude: 6.753659W
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.
5 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
5

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Ardristan
Ardristan submitted by KenWilliams : Beautifully grooved stone, typical yet more impressive than most similarly grooved stones in Carlow. About five minutes after this was taken I was chased out of the field by an extremely aggressive bull and just about made it with life and limb intact, a reminder to you all that you have to stay aware of your surroundings in case theres something lurking in an adjoining field! (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone in Co. Carlow

This is the finest of several vertically-grooved granite stones in north Carlow, south Wicklow and south Kildare. It stands in a field by the E side of the Tullow-Bunclody road, some 2.8 metres high, with 6 grooves radiating down from the top. Reminiscent of the famous Devil’s Arrows in Yorkshire, these grooves are at least partly artificial.
~ 1 km SSE in Aghade is an unlovely but curious flat stone with a circular hole in it 30 cms in diameter, known as Cloch a’ Phoill or the Holed Stone and the object of many legends and beliefs. (see Doagh, county Antrim). As with the Hurlstone, county Louth, it may be the perforated door-slab of a vanished megalithic tomb. There are remains of other tombs in the vicinity.
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Ardristan
Ardristan submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Ardristan
Ardristan submitted by littlemark : Ardristan Standing Stone in Co. Carlow taken on a cycling holiday in the 1990’s. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bardristane 1
Bardristane 1 submitted by markj99 : A deep cup and ring mark on Bardristane 1 Rock Art panel. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bardristane 1
Bardristane 1 submitted by markj99 : Bardristane 1 Rock Art Panel. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bardristane 1
Bardristane 1 submitted by markj99 : Bardristane 1 in situ.

Ardristan
Ardristan submitted by durhamnature : The holed stone, from "Prehistoric Faith..." via archive.org

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