<< Our Photo Pages >> Forenaghts Great - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kildare
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Forenaghts Great Alternative Name: Longstone RathCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 3.502 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Kildare Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Naas
Map Ref: N936206
Discovery Map Number: D50
Latitude: 53.227817N Longitude: 6.599198W
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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 |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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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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Standing Stone in Co. Kildare
4.5 km NNE of the Punchestown menhir, 300 metres NNW of the road from Rathcoole to Punchestown (the old Woolpack Road), and 300 metres NNE of Forenaghts church, close to the demesne (estate) wall at Longstone Rath, this standing-stone is over 5 metres high and weighs some 13 tonnes. It is inside a circular banked enclosure with external ditch. This is not a rath or ‘ringfort’ but a ceremonial site. A kist-tomb was found adjoining the rock-cut socket of the monolith.
Note: Photo © Anthony Weir
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