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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: St. Colmcille's Stone Alternative Name: The Stone of SorrowsCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Donegal Type: Wedge Tomb
Nearest Town: Letterkenny
Map Ref: C0535617857
Latitude: 55.008147N Longitude: 7.917043W
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 |
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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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A prehistoric tomb, most likely a wedge tomb, forming a low mound with a crown of orthostats all around. Believed to be the birthing stone of St. Columba. Legend has it that his mother, Elthne, gave birth to him upon this sacred stone.
Since then, those embarking for distant lands would spend their last night in Ireland here - mirroring Colomba himself, who chose exile from Ireland.
The top surface of this stone is full of cup marks in which the rain water collects and where some visitors leave coins as offerings. It lies next to a Celtic cross erected by Cornelia Adair (of Glenveagh Castle) in 1911 and a smaller memorial to St Columba.
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