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Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Knowth | Passage Grave | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 21st Jun 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Most kerbstones are visible but some are roped off preventing close inspection. The eastern entrance is blocked by a metal staircase and the eastern entrance stone and standing stone is partially obscured by this. Spectacular group of satellite mounds with their own kerbs and chambers. | ||
| Knowth Timber Circle | Timber Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 21st Jun 2024 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Timber circle is symmetrical and aligned to face either towards or away from the main Knowth mound. Large enough for a couple people to stand within. | ||
| Newgrange | Passage Grave | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 21st Jun 2024 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Stands tall on the hill commanding an excellent view of the entire region. Can be seen from a far distance due to the reconstructed quartz wall. The three carved stones visible from the outside (the entrance stone, the back kerbstones, and the side kerbstone) are all in excellent condition with clea... Read More |
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| Dowth Passage Grave | Passage Grave | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 29th Jun 2024 | 2 | 4 | 5 | The mound is accessible by a gate marked with an OPW sign letting you into the sheepfield. There is an information sign past the gate. The mound remains half-excavated which caused the top to be left as a crater. Both passage entrances and modern entrance are locked. The southern passage's entrance ... Read More |
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| Lia Fail | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Hill of Tara | Passage Grave | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 27th Jun 2024 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Plants are growing inside the Mound of the Hostage's passage all over the backstone. Receives morning light from the east. Gorgeous circular earthworks dominate the area. | ||
| Farranaglogh | Standing Stones | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | Visited | 12th Jul 2024 | 3 | 4 | 3 | When I visited this standing stone I could not see the second collapsed stone nearby on the little hill the remaining one is on. The stone that is there is broad and thin with even, flat wide sides. It is leaning westward at a small angle but still freestanding. Stones are visible at the base on the... Read More |
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| Drombohilly Stone Circle | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Kerry | Visited | 2nd Jul 2024 | 4 | 5 | 1 | Very difficult to reach, surrounded by thorny juniper and sharp pines but if you're up for the trail it's absolutely gorgeous. The center has a large white quartz surrounded by smaller stones and one white oyster shell with two embedded pebbles. The portal stones stand tall though one leans at an an... Read More |
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| Lisnagun Standing Stone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 4th Jul 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Large, wide, and thin standing stone in the front of a church yard. Public access is easy through the unlocked gates and there's parking around the side. The stone tapers upward towards the north point and is slightly lower on the south point. Very straight on both east and west sides plus along the... Read More |
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| Turnaspidogy stone row | Stone Row / Alignment | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 3rd Jul 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | In the middle of a field, close to the road. There's a gate to the south to cross the fence at which is further from the road. As previously described, the tallest stone has fallen but the other two remain in original positions. White quartz veins running through the two tallest stones. There is a d... Read More |
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| Gortanimill | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 1st Jul 2024 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Beautiful site overlooking a great view. The site is very close to the road and right by a gate that can be parked at and opened easily (this gate is not the one at the junction but a little further up the single-car road). The stone circle is in a sheep field but go slow and they'll leave you be. T... Read More |
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| Drombeg Stone Circle | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 4th Jul 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Incredible stone circle in excellent condition, part of a complex of sites in the immediate area. The view of the area is wide and stunning. Access is very easy, there is a carpark and a maintained walking path up to the site. There is a gate wide enough for a car likely for OPW use, but might be ab... Read More |
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| Drombeg Fulacht Fiadh and Hut | Ancient Village or Settlement | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 4th Jul 2024 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Both the fulacht fiadh and the hut site are now outlines in the earth with partial stone walls, but the outlines of these spaces is undisturbed and clearly visible. There are numerous earthworks surrounding these two forming rings and ditches, though it is unclear if these are contemporary to the fu... Read More |
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| Burrane Standing Stone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 4th Jul 2024 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Beautiful tall stone, very wide and contains much white quartz. The southern side is mostly white quartz and tapers to a point around the stone's mid-height. The northern side rises to a peak and is quite flat with shooting of white quartz running vertically to the tallest tip. In a sheepfield but v... Read More |
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| Goirtin Na Coille standing stone (north) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 6th Jul 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Very tall stone in same position as the previous log from 2021. Now beside a headstone and surrounded by farm equipment. Visible from the road at a bit of a distance if the owners are not around to ask permission. | ||
| Templebryan stone circle | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 4th Jul 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Five stones remain in the circle, surrounds a large quartzite boulder in the centre. The stone with gaps to both sides seems just slightly misaligned with the central quartz and the middle of two closer set stones, plus its upper face tapers up towards where the best alignment of the central quartz ... Read More |