Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Derryhallagh (monaghan By), County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derryhallagh (monaghan By)
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.15871, -6.84551
- SMR number
- MO019-048----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a rise that slopes down gently to the N and it is overlooking Ghost Lough which is c. 40m to the E. Nine irregularly-shaped limestone boulders are placed close together (3.5m N-S × 3.2m E-W; H c. 0.5m), forming no definite pattern. According to local tradition this feature is known as a 'Giants Grave' and there are various legends and superstition associated with the stones.
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 14 April 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.