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Hurlstone : Standing Stone

CountyLouth
Grid RefN 943 875
GPSN 94273 87513 (7m)
Longitude6° 34' 5.06" W
Latitude53° 49' 42.72" N
Nearest TownArdee (3.6 Km)
OS Sheet36
UTM zone29U
UTM x660051.55642735
UTM y5967187.0442904
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 27th January 2002

The area probably takes its name from this holed stone. Like the Cloch-An-Phoill it is most likely a door stone from a tomb.

The hole is 15-20cm in diameter and beautifully formed. The whole stone is about 1.4m square and 25cm thick. One side is very smooth and the obverse is very rough.

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Sunday, 5th February 2006

This is another one of those sites I've wanted to return to for a long time now. It's a wonderful stone and its hole gives it very special status amongst Irish monuments. I love the fact that, by pure coincidence, the hole lines up with a big old tree on the horizon.

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Directions

From Ardee take the N2 south and turn west along the R165. Take the second left and continue for about 650m. The stone is just in the field on your left.

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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments

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7.2 Km (S) there is a Rock Art at Mullagharoy (Co. Meath).
7.1 Km (S) there is a Barrow Cemetery at Slieve Beagh (Co. Meath).
5.7 Km (SE) there is a Barrow Cemetery at Mount Oriel (Co. Meath).
9.5 Km (SW) there is a Barrow at Rathkenny (Co. Meath).
7.7 Km (SW) there is a High Cross at Killary (Co. Meath).

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