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Coumaraglin SE : Stone Circle

CountyWaterford
Grid RefS 261 035
Longitude7° 37' 6.14" W
Latitude52° 10' 58.1" N
Nearest TownDungarvan (10.5 Km)
OS Sheets75, 82
UTM zone29U
UTM x594460.44186506
UTM y5782270.5139373

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Visit Notes

Sunday, 31st March 2002

Like the NW circle this is not one for people without good map reading skills. I had to rely on my GPS due to the fog.

Like Coumaraglin NW this is a small (4m diameter) circle with very low stones, many of which are missing. I think that the stones also increased in height from the NW to SE, rising to just 60cm tall. It was difficult to be sure though because of the missing ones.

The fog stopped me seeing the view fully, but on the way down it did clear to reveal what is a stunning view and must be great from where the circle is.

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Sunday, 29th July 2007

As with the other sites in this complex it was great to be able to see what views this site offers. Besides the size and missing stones as noted on my last visit, the lack of fog allowed me to see a small standing stone 15m to the northwest of the circle. This seems to be an outlier that aligns hills in that direction. This stone is just 50cm tall.

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I will not include directions for these sites. If you wish to find them then I recommend a good compass and an OS map. Even better a GPS.

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2.3 Km (SE) there is a Cairn at Crohaun.
9.4 Km (NNE) there is a Standing Stone at Carrigeen.
9.1 Km (E) there is a Stone Pair at Garranmillon Lower.
2.7 Km (S) there is a Standing Stone at Coolnasmearmountain.
1.8 Km (NNW) there is a Cairn at Scartnadrinnymountain.

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