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This stone pair is located in an area of rough grazing land on an E-W running ridge. It commands panoramic views overlooking Ballynakill Harbour and Tully Mountain to the NW. Diamond Hill and Doughruagh or Kylemore Mountain are visible to the E and NE respectively. The pair consists of two granite boulders, 2.3m apart, and while not parallel with one another, they lie on a roughly NNE-SSW axis. The taller boulder (H 1.32m; Wth 1.3m; T 0.85m), to the S, is flat-faced to the E and bears a more rounded profile to the W. The shorter N boulder (H 0.6m; L 1.2m; T 1m) is roughly trapezoidal in shape. The monument is obscured by the dense growth of cotoneaster, particularly around the S and W faces of the larger boulder. However, according to local information, it was clear of overgrowth in the mid-1960s, when it was visible as a more prominent feature in the landscape. This stone pair was brought to our attention by Helen Riekstiņš. Another example (GA023-030----) is known from this townland. It lies c. 225m to the NNW.
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GA023-046----_02 View from W
GA023-046----_03 View from SE overlooking Ballynakill Harbour
Compiled by: Olive Alcock
Date of upload: 5 February 2019
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