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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Clochafarmore Alternative Name: CuChulain's StoneCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 8.524 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Louth Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Ardee Nearest Village: Rathiddy
Map Ref: J007039
Latitude: 53.974674N Longitude: 6.466044W
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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Clochafarmore is a three metre tall standing stone near the village of Rathiddy which is to the south west of Dundalk. The stone is on a ridge approximately 100 metres to the east of the Dundalk to Ardee road and is accessed by a footpath although parking was problematical when I visited the area in October 2008.
The stone is traditionally associated with CuChulain who is credited with holding off Queen Maeve of Connacht's army and when all was lost and he wounded he had himself tied to the stone to face his enemies in one last stand. His enemies feared to approach him until after three days a raven landed on his head which gave away the fact that he had died.
My photo was taken from the road as it was getting late, was raining and there was no safe place to park so it is of poor quality.
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