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'The Maidens' : Stone Pair

TownlandAntynanum
CountyAntrim
Grid RefD 260 104
GPSD 26041 10376 (3m)
Longitude6° 2' 1.56" W
Latitude54° 55' 30.15" N
Nearest TownGlenarm (7.1 Km)
OS Sheet9
UTM zone29U
UTM x690070.26990671
UTM y6090478.3234414
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 10th February 2008

Although it was starting clear the fog today made the location of these stones hard to assess. They stand next to a low field boundary in a boggy dip, but I can't tell you what views they have. Later in the day we were on the hillside above and could see Slemish. I don't know if it's visible from the stones, though.

Both stones are no more than 1.5m tall and stand about 5m apart. The northern stone is jagged and may have been broken off at the top in antiquity. The other is more of a slab with rounded edges. Tall clumps of reeds grow all around the stones, making very difficult to photograph both at once from the side. They are a nice stone pair and I'll probably be back on a nicer day to appreciate them properly.

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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments

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8.1 Km (E) there is a Court Tomb at Lisnahay South.
7.2 Km (WSW) there is a Church at Skerry.
721.1 m (NNW) there is a Court Tomb at Antynanum.
6.8 Km (ESE) there is a Cross-Inscribed Stone at Dunteige.
6.7 Km (ESE) there is a Wedge Tomb at Dunteige.

A Selection of Other Stone Pairs

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