<< Our Photo Pages >> Doagh - Holed Stone in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: DoaghCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Antrim Type: Holed Stone
Nearest Town: Ballyclare Nearest Village: Holestone
Map Ref: J2416590683
Discoverer Map Number: D14
Latitude: 54.748756N Longitude: 6.07247W
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 |
0 | no data |
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Stone Free visited on 29th Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
MacD visited on 29th Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 The brown signposts in the area didn't currently point to the site - not sure if they have swung round in the wind or whether it is deliberate on behalf of some numpty. Anyway, it's easy to find with an OS map. No parking as such on this narrow road but there is a wide lane opposite which does the job without blocking access. There is a new gate into the field (as well as the old rusty one) but beware the hinge is missing so open it carefully. There is a new South Antrim Heritage Trail sign beside the rocky outcrop as well as the toppled old sign. Great views all round!
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 5
In a significant degeneration of early progenerative practices lovers plighted their troth by passing a white handkerchief through the hole.
This stone is echoed by another, larger slab with a similar groin-height hole, straight across the North Channel at Crows in Galloway.
~ 2.4 km SE and visible SE of the road from Parkgate to Doagh is the impressive Moyadam Standing-stone, almost 2 metres high with a curious “feminising” groove at the top.
~ 7.2 km SE is ‘Carn Greine’, Craigarogan.
Further down the page are pictures by Ainsloch of the Lunar Eclipse / Blood Moon due west of Doagh holed stone
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