'Pat Kearney's Big Stone' : Portal Tomb

Townland	Goward
County	Down
Grid Ref	J 244 310
GPS	J 24372 31019 (7m)
Longitude	6° 5' 36.05" W
Latitude	54° 12' 46.43" N

Nearest Town	Rathfriland (5.2 Km)
OS Sheet	29
UTM zone	29U
UTM x	689530.64565373
UTM y	6011110.4088148

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Beautifully lit by the mid-morning sun.

Photo Taken: Sunday, 7th May 2006

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Sometimes called Pat Kearneyís Big Stone this was once called Finn McCoolís Fingerstone.

It was said that Finn McCool threw the capstone from Spelga some 3 miles away. There are marks on the capstone that were said to be left by Finn's hand when he picked it up.

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'Pat Kearney's Big Stone' : Portal Tomb

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