Ancient Irish stone monuments

keps

I've got a month or so on holidays over the next 3 months - and one of my hopes/wishes would be to capture on film (well digital) some of the ancient stone monuments around Ireland.


I have fine (I think) shots of the crosses in Moone/Castledermot and Clonmacnoise- but if anyone can tell me of places where you find old Celtic stone structures I'd be very thankful:)

Tallon

I have a few books dedicated to exactly this, I fricking LOVE castles and derilict buildings etc

You are more than welcome to borrow them

keps

thanks a million tallon--but

Going back even beyond castles my main interest(at this time) is in ancient celtic stone stuctures-Dolmens - Crosses

Cakes.

There's loads of Dolmens up in the North East. A god few in Louth and Meath anyway.

keps

Cakesofrice wrote: »

There's loads of Dolmens up in the North East. A god few in Louth and Meath anyway.

that is a bit vague -any directions?

Cakes.

Well, if you're heading towards Carlingford from Dundalk there is a big one in a Golf Course, I don't know what it's sign posted as but I'll find out, I think it's the Ballymac.

Then, if you go through Ravensdale by the old Newry road and go up Annaverna mountain towards the mast there is one on the way up.

There's more but I don't have time to type them out at the minute, I'll find out more precise directions and look for a map and put it up here tomorrow.

Riamfada

Check the Sticky in the archaeology forum?

pearljamfan

there are 2 standing stones in punchestown in naas, and a fairy circle on the way to hollywood i think it is.

check out megalithomania.com

theres also a gothic looking derelict church in a field in prosperous that is nice

ooo and the rock of dunamase is good too.

irish147

this is a good web site

http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Home.htm

I am doing a book with some high crosses....

They look stunning

http://www.megalithicireland.com/

keps

Thanks to everyone- those are great bits of information

Hopefully i will show you all some good photos in due course:)

keps

irish147 wrote: »

this is a good web site

http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Home.htm

I am doing a book with some high crosses....

They look stunning

http://www.megalithicireland.com/

Are you really doing a book with High crosses as a theme- i need to talk to you:)

keps

Cakesofrice wrote: »

Well, if you're heading towards Carlingford from Dundalk there is a big one in a Golf Course, I don't know what it's sign posted as but I'll find out, I think it's the Ballymac.

Then, if you go through Ravensdale by the old Newry road and go up Annaverna mountain towards the mast there is one on the way up.

There's more but I don't have time to type them out at the minute, I'll find out more precise directions and look for a map and put it up here tomorrow.

Look forward to that and thanks for your time

Buckz

The Dundalk (Proleek) one is on the Grounds of the Ballymascanlon Hotel. I have photographed 6 in Dublin- One near carrickgollan, One near stepaside (big) one in a housing estate in Ballybrack one (relocated) in the Zoo! (there is also a kist near the chapelizod pesestrian gate to the Zoo) One on private property near Brennanstown, One on the Dublin Wicklow border between Glencree and Bohernabreena. The only one I have photographed in Wicklow is Onagh, south of Enniskerry. There are 2 big ones in Aughnacliffe, in North Longford. The first is signposted in the village, the second is near lough Gowna, OS map required. there are 2 huge ones in Carlow- Brownes Hill just east of the town and Haroldstown (10-15 miles east of Carlow) But to start with you should go to Sligo, I'm having brain fade on names but the megalithic cemetery in the shadow of Knocknarea has over 40 monuments, including Dolmens and a Kist. I'll edit this with linefeeds, links and more detail later.don't forget cairns, can be very interesting too

Buckz

Megalithic cemetery is Carrowmore, selection of cairns in Castlebaldwin Carrowkeel, excellent cairn near sally gap on the top of seefin Mountain.

tricky D

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055681983

ftw

JD81

Hi Keps, i was in the museum in Collins barracks in Dublin City, they have a high crosses exibition and also have pictures and locations of all the main high crosses in Ireland, might be handy as a starting point for you and off course entrance to the museum is free.

keps

wow thanks all - I really appreciate all the replies:)