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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Robinstown Great
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Wexford Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: New Ross  Nearest Village: Robinstown Great
Map Ref: S8104629049
Discovery Map Number: D76
Latitude: 52.407401N  Longitude: 6.809822W
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
 3 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.
 3 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
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Kellis visited on 1st Aug 1996 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Lovely site with good landscape views ranging from the south east to the south west, if I recall correctly. I'll post some photos.

Robinstown Great
Robinstown Great submitted by AlexHunger : Site in Ireland, County Wexford: To reach this site, one needs to cross 3 fields and hop over a hedgerow, but it's worth it. It is listed as a stone circle, but the form of the 8 uprights is rather elongated and there is a capstone like stone lying in the middle. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone Circle in Co. Wexford

Very elongated Stone circle with 8 uprights and one cap stone like flat rock in the middle.
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Robinstown Great
Robinstown Great submitted by AlexHunger : Site in Ireland, County Wexford: To reach this site, one neads to cross 3 fields and hop over a hedgerow, but it's worth it. It is listed as a stone circle, but the form of the 8 uprights is rather elongated and there is a capstone like stone lying in the middle. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Robinstown Great
Robinstown Great submitted by Energyman : The central 'recumbent' made of solid quartz. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Robinstown Great
Robinstown Great submitted by Energyman : This is the most easterly stone and has possible cup marks on it (centrally), to my mind. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Robinstown Great
Robinstown Great submitted by Energyman : This is looking from the west with the 3 'outliers' closest. 4/6/17 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Robinstown Great
Robinstown Great submitted by AlexHunger : Site in Ireland, County Wexford: To reach this site, one neads to cross 3 fields and hop over a hedgerow, but it's worth it. It is listed as a stone circle, but the form of the 8 uprights is rather elongated and there is a capstone like stone lying in the middle. This is the view from the top of the last hedgerow. One can berelly recognize the stones amongst the cheep backsides! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Robinstown Great by Andy B on Monday, 07 May 2018
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National Monuments Service:
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Townland ROBINSTOWN GREAT
SMR No. WX030-035----
Description Located on top of a broad low hill. Four orthostats enclose an area of c. 4.25-4.9m x 3.4-3.7m with an outlier (dims. 0.85m x 0.4m; H 0.8m) 4.15m to the SW and a quartz block (dims. 1.7m x 1.25m) lying prone between the quadrangle and the outlier. The NW stone (dims. 0.75m x 0.6m; H 1.6m) in the quadrangle is the tallest. The other stones are: at NE (dims. 0.95mx 0.35m; H 0.85m); at SE (dims. 0.9m x 0.2m; H 0.7m); at SW (dims. 0.9m x 0.6m; H 1.4m) (O’Nualláin 1984b, 71). (Grattan Flood 1912, 15-16; Browne 2002-03) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 16 August, 2012
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Re: Robinstown Great by Energyman on Monday, 05 June 2017
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The GPX file for this site gave the location as 52.407404N and 6.809813W which was 74m out. I made it 52.407442N and 6.809813W + or - 7m (which is slightly different again to the location above). [corrected to the co-ordinates you've given - thank you]

As to the access, I approached from the W leaving the vehicle at 52.410273N 6.822099W, up to between the two farm buildings, then keeping to the left gate. Which was probably a big mistake! 6 fields and 2 steep hedges, at least 20mins with scratches. I suggest apporoaching from the N (I found a big farm track going that way) or the E which may be closer to a road). I don't know which direction Alex approached it.
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