This not really a standing stone, but probably a relocated glacial erratic. It is however the single largest lump of quartzite you will ever see, measuring at least 3m in every dimension.
As you approach it from the car park, you can see what appears to be a steel handle protruding from the top. Why? When you reach the stone you are presented with a series of these steel loops up one side of the stone. Why? They are steps. When you climb them you can see a single cup mark in the top.
I need to find out more about this stone.
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_As I was so close to this oddity I decided to take another look. I also took the opportunity to tap out a tune on the metal steps. This is in a beatiful location. The stone sits on a rounded knoll with views to the Wicklow Mountains westwards and glimpses of the sea to the east.
The large car park is blocked off, so I imagine not many people come here anymore. The fact that it has a car park hints that this wasn't the case once. I can imagine lots of well-dressed people - women with parasols etc, down from the city - taking the air while visiting the curiosity that is The Mottee Stone.
To the east of the site there is a horrible scar on the landscape - a recent spoil heap from quarrying activity. I can't remember seeing this on my first visit.
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Apparently the iron steps on this monster stone when struck in ascending order produce a full musical scale. I think this is more by luck than judgement though.
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