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Clontygora
Date Added: 25th Apr 2025
Site Type: Court Tomb
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Armagh)
Visited: Yes on 21st Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Clontygora submitted by Anthony_Weir on 18th Mar 2013. Image sourced from colour slide
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Log Text: I was very impressed. The arc of standing stones greets you with an obvious portal in its centre. A ridge of large stones continues out the rear, forming a Y.
It is presumably missing its cairn and a lot more besides, but what remains is quite spectacular and interesting. It is well worth the few minutes it takes to detour off the M1/A1.
It is well maintained and readily accessible (there are steps, so, not wheelchair friendly).
Clontygora
Date Added: 25th Apr 2025
Site Type: Court Tomb
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Armagh)
Visited: Yes on 21st Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Clontygora submitted by Anthony_Weir on 18th Mar 2013. Image sourced from colour slide
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Log Text: I was very impressed. The arc of standing stones greets you with an obvious portal in its centre. A ridge of large stones continues out the rear, forming a Y.
It is presumably missing its cairn and a lot more besides, but what remains is quite spectacular and interesting. It is well worth the few minutes it takes to detour off the M1/A1.
It is well maintained and readily accessible (there are steps, so, not wheelchair friendly).
Killin Circle
Date Added: 21st Feb 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Louth)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2023. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 2 Access 3
Killin Circle submitted by AlanJohnston on 21st Feb 2025. This stone was one of the circle that surrounded the cairn. Being sandstone it was no use for lime mortar and was used as a gatepost. It was returned to the site (early 1900's) and is the only remains in existence. There are vague carvings on the stone.
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Log Text: This site was destroyed in 1826 when every stone was removed, crushed and rendered to lime mortar. It was documented as rivalling the carvings in Newgrange! The site had two monuments on two adjacent hills.
All that remains is a returned stone with vague carvings, presumably one of the stones of the surrounding circle. It had been used as a gate post and still has metalwork in it.
Access is on private land. I asked permission at a farm and they shrugged and said no one will care. I parked in a layby near the bridge (southern side), climbed a wall into the woods. Walk uphill and when at the top, walk SE to the lower hill 30m away. The one remaining artifact is lying there.
Robinstown Great
Date Added: 1st Apr 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Wexford)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Robinstown Great submitted by AlexHunger on 11th Jul 2009. Site in Ireland, County Wexford: To reach this site, one needs to cross 3 fields and hop over a hedgerow, but it's worth it.
It is listed as a stone circle, but the form of the 8 uprights is rather elongated and there is a capstone like stone lying in the middle.
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Log Text: The correct coordinates are 52.407441,-6.809757 placing it firmly at the top of a gentle hill. Expansive views all around. The monument is in good condition, guarded by some inquisitive sheep!