This was quite a treat and partially the reason I came down to Carlow. This stone is quite typical of the Carlow area (and only found in Ireland in Carlow) in that it has deep grooves in the top similar to the Devils Arrows in England.The stone quite tall but quite fat. The grooves give it an awe inspiring quality and make it very tactile, you just have to caress it and try to be at one with it.
To access the stone it is best to enter the field next to it via the gate and track. About 100 yards up the track is a small run down house where the farmer lives. He is a lovely man who's reply to me asking permission to visit the stone was .... "See the stone? It won't be my place to stop you!" What an absolute gem!
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I do love the Carlow grooved stones and this is one of my favourites, probably because not many other people have come here. What's odd about places you don't visit very often is that you sometimes forget things about them - like how big they are. I was sure that this stone was just around 1m tall, but it's not. It's well over 1.6m tall.
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From Tullow take the R418 north and then the R727 east. After passing Haroldstown Dolmen take the next left and then turn left at the t-junction. The stone is in the second field on the right.
This stone is known as "The Six Fingers".
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ballyquin (Co. Waterford) |  Maulmore (Co. Cork) |  Cuchulain's Stone (Co. Louth) |
 Graigavalla (Co. Waterford) |  Ballyellin And Tomdarrach (Co. Carlow) |  Creevy Lower (Co. Longford) |
