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Submitted by GaelicLaird on Thursday, 30 March 2023 Page Views: 624

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Crathach Thiar standing stone
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 185.743 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Cork Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Baltimore
Latitude: 51.437368N Longitude: 9.487529W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1	Completely destroyed

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4 Access:

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
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2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
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**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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