Welcome to this short tour of some of the more notable megalithic sites around Ireland. This is really just a taster of what Irelands stone and bronze age heritage has to offer, there are many more to be discovered in the categorised sections above. To visit a site, view more photos and find out a bit more, click on the link beside each photo. To continue on to the next page, use the links at the bottom of each page or the small numbered quick links just below this message. Enjoy!
Ardristan Standing Stone, Co. Carlow.
Located near the road south out of the town of Tullow, Ardristan is a fine example of the peculiarly grooved stones of Carlow. They are unique in Ireland for having strangely weathered or artificially added grooves in the granite, you can see this in several standing stones but also at Haroldstown Dolmen and the elusive Ballynoe (Aghade) Dolmen. This stone is one of the tallest of its type, being around two metres tall.
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Located near the road south out of the town of Tullow, Ardristan is a fine example of the peculiarly grooved stones of Carlow. They are unique in Ireland for having strangely weathered or artificially added grooves in the granite, you can see this in several standing stones but also at Haroldstown Dolmen and the elusive Ballynoe (Aghade) Dolmen. This stone is one of the tallest of its type, being around two metres tall.
Click here to go to Ardristan
Ardristan Standing Stone, Co. Carlow.
Located near the road south out of the town of Tullow, Ardristan is a fine example of the peculiarly grooved stones of Carlow. They are unique in Ireland for having strangely weathered or artificially added grooves in the granite, you can see this in several standing stones but also at Haroldstown Dolmen and the elusive Ballynoe (Aghade) Dolmen. This stone is one of the tallest of its type, being around two metres tall.
Click here to go to Ardristan
Located near the road south out of the town of Tullow, Ardristan is a fine example of the peculiarly grooved stones of Carlow. They are unique in Ireland for having strangely weathered or artificially added grooves in the granite, you can see this in several standing stones but also at Haroldstown Dolmen and the elusive Ballynoe (Aghade) Dolmen. This stone is one of the tallest of its type, being around two metres tall.
Click here to go to Ardristan
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