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Holed stone
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The only information available on this monument is a note by Westropp (1921, 183) which states that 'the Rev. Mr. Orpen called my attention to the existence of a holed stone to the west of Adare village, in a rude slab of limestone. Unfortunately, I had not time to examine it.' Compiled by: Denis Power Date of Upload: 9 August 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI021-141

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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Callanmurphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • John Baker, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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