This is another "WOW!!!!" site. Even knowing the size of these stones beforehand does not really prepare you for seeing them up close. Not even the rain we stood there in could dampen the experience of seeing this incredible structure. The row originally had four stones, but one is lying on the ground near to its original position in the row (the NW end). Of the remaining three it is hard to say if they graduated in height or not, because the central stone leans out slightly. However it is easy to say that they're all huge!! The tallest approaches 5m tall.
The gates leading to the site all have old and battered 'Trespassers will be prosecuted' signs, but while we were there we met the landowner, who was out feeding her horses in the next field, and she stood in the rain and talked to us for a while, so she didn't seem to mind our presence. She told us about the rath in the next field, which still has visible hut foundations inside and of some other stones and a souterrain in the area. Unfortunately the horrid weather meant we had to decide not to visit these and to move on.
The rain made it impossible to study the landscape around the site - I would have loved to see where this north-west to south-east aligned row pointed to. I'll be back.
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Another revisit due to the fact that it was raining last time and I could hardly see the edge of the field, let alone the view!
This is a fantastic site, with expansive views that are hard to interpret due to modern plantations. I was a little concerned to see a massive hole has been dug just yeards from the row and a couple of large boulders lying next to it. I also can't remember seeing the fallen stone either, but I'll have to check my photos when I get them back.
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