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Mullaghmore : Stone Circle

CountyDown
Grid RefJ 193 272
GPSJ 19306 27221 (7m)
Longitude6° 10' 20.9" W
Latitude54° 10' 47.98" N
Nearest TownMayobridge (3.7 Km)
OS Sheet29
UTM zone29U
UTM x684519.21576999
UTM y6007241.2826875
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 12th February 2006

This very rare example of an Irish four-poster stone circle is not marked on the OS map. It is quite easy to find though as it is right next to a lane leading up to a large farmhouse.

The stones are quite short, not exceeding 1m in height. The stone that was once the tallest has broken and the top fragment lies close by. This stone stands at the southwest corner of the setting. The stones are just 3m apart making the whole monument very small and somewhat overpowered by the two large trees that stand just 30m away. These trees appear to be planted in the centre of a ring barrow.

The location of this circle is on a small rise that is surrounded on three sides (south, east and west) by high hills and open to the north. The feeling of being enclosed by these hills is somewhat ruined by the nearby houses and hedges though.

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