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Stone Grave called Druids Bed — Ballynacourty (coshlea By.)

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On the summit of Knockea, within a large conifer plantation immediately S of the townland boundary with Ballyshane. Depicted on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map as a trigonometrical station which marked the spot height 1222ft (372m). Annotated ‘Farbreaga’ on the 1897 ed OSi 25-inch map. Annotated ‘Fear breagach Stone Grave called Druid’s Bed’ on Cassini ed. OS 6-inch map. Recorded by the Megalithic Survey of Ireland (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 79) as follows; ‘There is a tradition that the spot marked Fearbreaga on the 25" map is a Druid's Bed or Grave. It is stated that a pillar stone was there and was removed for building an adjoining fence. This monument seems to have been a standing stone’. No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 or on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 21 November 2021

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