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<< Our Photo Pages >> Crathach Thiar standing stone - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork

Submitted by GaelicLaird on Thursday, 30 March 2023  Page Views: 278

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crathach Thiar standing stone
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Baltimore
Latitude: 51.437368N  Longitude: 9.487529W
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
5 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
5

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Crathach Thiar standing stone
Crathach Thiar standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking to the east. Photo taken August 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of)

A solitary standing stone on Cape Clear island, officially recorded as site CO153-021----

Tall, flat-topped (H 2.65m; 0.80m x 0.23m); long axis N-S. Shallow cup-mark on E face c. 1.55m from top of stone.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992).

Easily found just off the roadside in a field behind a house.
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Crathach Thiar standing stone
Crathach Thiar standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking to the south. The old Cape Clear lighthouse just visible to the south east. Photo taken August 2022. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Crathach Thiar standing stone
Crathach Thiar standing stone submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking to the west. Photo taken August 2022. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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V9621 : Cape Clear Island - signed loop path at Coinlin by Colin Park
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V9621 : Old Lighthouse and Signal Tower, Cape Clear Island by Becky Williamson
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V9621 : Cape Clear Island - track leading up to old lighthouse by Colin Park
by Colin Park
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V9621 : Cape Clear Island - Signal tower & old lighthouse by Colin Park
by Colin Park
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