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'The Nine Stones' : Stone Row (Alignment)

TownlandSlievebawn
CountyCarlow
Grid RefS 817 546
Longitude6° 47' 35.01" W
Latitude52° 38' 11.54" N
Nearest TownKiltealy (8.6 Km)
OS Sheet68
UTM zone29U
UTM x649339.7559717
UTM y5834126.1545626
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Visit Notes

Friday, 29th March 2002

Well, what can I say? Nothing special here really except some history. Oh, and the fact that there are actually ten stones.

The diminuitive stones that form this row (the tallest is about 50cm tall) are said to mark the spot where the kings of Leinster were crowned.

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Directions

Directions to this place are fairly cumbersome and so I will recommend that you get the OS map to help you.

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4 Km (W) there is a Church at Killoughternane known as The White Church.
6.8 Km (WSW) there is a Rock Art at Spahill known as Spahill 4.
8.9 Km (W) there is a Rock Art at Ballinkillin.
7.5 Km (WSW) there is a Portal Tomb at Ballinasilloge known as Banshee Stone.
3.9 Km (W) there is a Holy Well at Killoughternane.

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