When I first noticed this stone row on the OS map I was told that the trees around it ruined the site, so I left visiting it for a later date. I then forgot all about it. I recently found out that the trees have been mainly cleared, which gave the green light for a trip to Cavan.
The row itself is very impressive. Four large stones, reaching up to 2m tall, align roughly northeast-southwest. At the southwest end there is a low rounded bouler and 5m from the northeast end there is a small rounded outcrop of bed rock.
The northern views from west around to northeast are quite extensive. The southern view is blocked by the high point of the hill (upon which incidentally is one of Ireland's rare vitrified forts).
There are two routes to these stones: a hard, steep one and a more gentle one. Guess which one I took! The hard route is indicated by a sign with a blue and white striped pole saying "Finn McCools Finders". The easier route is about 500m northeast of this on the same road and signposted "The Finger Stones".
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