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Broughills Hill

Standing Stones

<b>Broughills Hill</b>Posted by ryanerImage © ryaner
Nearest Town:Ballymore Eustace (6km NW)
OS Ref (IE):   N953053 / Sheet: 56
Latitude:53° 5' 23.36" N
Longitude:   6° 34' 38.59" W

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There are two listed standing stones in this small townland, west of the summit of the hill with the same name. I believe I found both, along with two other possibles. The terrain here is difficult - swampy, pitted, harsh and treacherous – boots a necessity if you wish to retain intact ankles.

All of the stones are being swallowed up by the peat. Of the four, the tallest, conical menhir is the only one that could be said to be definitely such. Another large, bulbous, craggy example, almost a metre and a half tall, is badly leaning to the south-west, but seems to have packing stones at its peat engulfed base.

The other two are similar, slab-like examples, one listed and said to be "Possibly a marker stone between the other Broughills Hill standing stone (WI009-030----), the Johnstown barrow (WI009-029----) and the Kiernans Hill standing stone (WI009-034----)."
ryaner Posted by ryaner
28th October 2014ce