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Ballylig : Standing Stone

CountyAntrim
Grid RefD 091 380
GPSD 09074 37953 (4m)
Longitude6° 17' 15.99" W
Latitude55° 10' 35.99" N
Nearest TownArmoy (5.6 Km)
OS Sheet5
UTM zone29U
UTM x672711.46383762
UTM y6117807.5687742
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 13th April 2008

I called in at the farm, but there was no one in. You can see the stone from the road just outside the farmyard and the field looked empty, so I popped in to see the stone. It wasn't until later that the horse in the field made itself known to me.

The stone is a nice example. It stands nearly 2m tall and is around 1m wide at its base. It tapers to a point with a slightly rounded edge, giving the impression that it could be a portal stone from a long gone portal tomb, but the presence of other large standing stones around Knocklayd Mountain makes this an unnecessary leap of faith.

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