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Crockanore : Standing Stone

CountyAntrim
Grid RefD 189 418
GPSD 18896 41817 (7m)
Longitude6° 7' 55.4" W
Latitude55° 12' 32.75" N
Nearest TownCushendun (10.9 Km)
OS Sheet5
UTM zone29U
UTM x682476.33481639
UTM y6121811.6701495
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 18th February 2007

I am a little uncertain about this monument. Firstly I am not sure of the townland. Secondly I am not sure that it is just a standing stone: I think it may be the very sad remains of a very ruined court tomb. The site is not marked on the OS map, nor does it appear in the monuments register.

The main stone is a little over 1m tall, 50cm thick and 1m wide. To the south of this stone there are several stones half-buried in the grass that could be fallen orthostats.

The location is quite special, occupying the top of a steep-sided rocky outcrop. The ground around it is very marshy and it may be possible that at one time it was surrounded by water.

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