Greenanstown (Standing Stones) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Greenanstown (Standing Stones) by ryaner

I always come across these by accident, this time on the way from Fourknocks to Paddock. (The site is actually in Damselstown if the eds would like to fix it)

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ryaner Apr 25, 2021

Image of Greenanstown (Standing Stones) by ryaner

The stones in their triangle at the junction of Greenanstown and Damselstown

Image credit: ryaner

ryaner Apr 7, 2013

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Greenanstown

Standing Stones

ryaner Apr 7, 2013

On the way from Bellewstown to Herbertstown I nearly collided with these. They are not marked on the OS map sheet 43. Three large, squat megaliths sit there in the middle of a triangle that splits a y-shaped junction. They are said to be the remains of a stone circle on archaeology.ie but no other details are given. A nice curiosity, though I remembered seeing them on Megalithomania.com some years back.

Greenanstown

Standing Stones

ryaner Apr 7, 2013

Know locally as the Jack Stones, they are said to have been thrown to here from Tara by the legendary hero Finn MacCool.
(Throwing stones seems to have been a rather common habit of old Finn.)

Sites within 20km of Greenanstown

Herbertstown

Artificial Mound • 0.76km SE

2

2
Heathtown Henge II

Henge • 1.5km SW

5
Heathtown Mound

Artificial Mound • 1.58km SW

3

1
Micknanstown

Henge • 1.89km SSW

1

1
Mullahteelin

Round Barrow(s) • 2.08km NNE
Fourknocks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.2km S

4

1
Fourknocks

Passage Grave • 2.22km S

26

1

3

2
Heathtown Henge I

Henge • 2.26km SW
Hodgetown

Artificial Mound • 2.47km ESE
Tullog

Artificial Mound • 3.17km E
Westown North

Round Barrow(s) • 4.21km SSE

1
Hilltown Little

Round Barrow(s) • 4.46km WNW
Bellewstown

Artificial Mound • 5.61km WNW

3

2
Balgeeth

Artificial Mound • 5.64km WSW

1

1
Kichenstown

Artificial Mound • 6.14km ESE
Knockbrack

Passage Grave • 6.28km ESE
Moorepark

Artificial Mound • 6.33km WSW
Knockbrack

Hillfort • 6.45km ESE

1
Damastown

Artificial Mound • 6.81km SSE

3
Boolies Great

Artificial Mound • 6.88km W
Mallahow

Artificial Mound • 6.89km SSE
Gormanston

Passage Grave • 7.03km ENE

4

1

2
Garristown

Artificial Mound • 7.22km SW
Gormanston Beach

Passage Grave • 7.43km ENE

2

1
Hollywood Great

Artificial Mound • 7.64km ESE

1
Nags Head

Artificial Mound • 7.64km ESE
Piercetown

Artificial Mound • 8.1km WSW
Laytown (An Inse)

Artificial Mound • 8.2km NE

5

1

1
Roadmain

Artificial Mound • 8.34km WSW
Bremore

Passage Grave • 8.54km ENE

20

4

14

2
Bey More

Artificial Mound • 8.8km NNW
Inch

Artificial Mound • 9.07km E
Gaulstown

Round Barrow(s) • 9.13km W

2

1
Newtown

Artificial Mound • 9.38km SW
Balrothery

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.55km E

7
Primatestown

Artificial Mound • 9.73km SW
Longford

Artificial Mound • 9.87km WNW
Drogheda

Artificial Mound • 10.5km NNW
Windmill Hill

Henge • 11.07km WSW
Kilbrew

Henge • 11.4km SW

2

1
Barnageeragh

Cairn(s) • 12.08km E

2
Grange

Sacred Well • 12.31km E

9

2
Newgrange Tumulus B

Passage Grave • 12.4km WNW

2

1
Dowth Henge

Henge • 12.57km WNW

9

1
Hedgerow Stone

Standing Stones • 12.59km WNW

2

1
Dowth II

Passage Grave • 12.59km WNW

1
Baltray

Standing Stones • 12.59km NNE

15

1

1
Oldbridge

Standing Stones • 12.63km NW

6

1
Dowth Mound I

Artificial Mound • 12.67km WNW
Dowth Mound III

Artificial Mound • 12.69km WNW
Cloghalea

Stone Circle • 12.75km WNW

4

2
Newgrange Tumulus A

Passage Grave • 12.83km WNW

2

1
Dowth Mound II

Artificial Mound • 12.83km WNW
Dowth

12.95km WNW

2

2

2
Dowth I

Passage Grave • 12.96km WNW

61

1

3

2
Balcunnin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.97km E

3
Ho Stone, Balcunnin

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.02km E

2
Newgrange Cursus

Cursus • 13.25km WNW

2
Newgrange

Passage Grave • 13.44km WNW

86

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26

14
Danestown Ringfort

Rath • 13.45km W

4
Newgrange Standing Stone C

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.48km WNW

5

1

1
The Great Circle

Stone Circle • 13.48km WNW

16

1
Newgrange K & L

Passage Grave • 13.56km WNW

9

1
Skidoo

Artificial Mound • 13.62km SE
Lusk

Bullaun Stone • 13.9km ESE

2
Townley Hall Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.12km NW
Townley Hall Souterrain

Souterrain • 14.42km WNW
Littlegrange

Passage Grave • 14.43km WNW

7

1

1

1
Knowth

14.7km WNW

107

9

9

3
Rossnaree

Artificial Mound • 15.09km W

2

1
Monknewtown II

Passage Grave • 15.24km WNW

2

1
Monknewtown Pond

Enclosure • 15.37km WNW

3

1
Monknewtown

Henge • 15.38km WNW

2
Termonfeckin

Souterrain • 16.22km N
Collierstown

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.52km WSW
Trevet

Artificial Mound • 16.68km WSW

3
Johnstown

Artificial Mound • 16.76km W
Painestown

Artificial Mound • 16.9km W
Mellifont

Round Barrow(s) • 16.92km WNW
Gerrardstown

Artificial Mound • 17.05km W
Milltown

Round Barrow(s) • 17.17km N
Gallows Hill

Hillfort • 17.42km WNW
Fieldstown

Cairn(s) • 17.43km NNW

5

2
Rath Lugh

Rath • 17.49km WSW

3

2

1
Realtoge

Hillfort • 17.5km W

3

1
Stanley Hill

Hillfort • 17.53km WNW
Dardisrath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.64km N
Lismullin

Timber Circle • 17.85km WSW

5

2

1
Drumanagh

Promontory Fort • 17.87km E

1
Hill of Slane Souterrain

Souterrain • 18.04km WNW
Rush

Chambered Tomb • 18.12km E

5

2
Kilcrea

Artificial Mound • 18.24km ESE
Clonardran

Artificial Mound • 18.35km WSW
Garlagh

Artificial Mound • 18.52km WSW
Blundelstown

Artificial Mound • 18.55km WSW
Hill of Slane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.59km WNW

1
Piperstown

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.73km NNW

1
Cabragh

Artificial Mound • 18.82km WSW
Kingstown & Carnuff Great

Cairn(s) • 19.21km W

1
Kilbride (Talbotstown Lower By.)

Cairn(s) • 19.31km NW

6
Drumshallon

Standing Stones • 19.5km NNW
Churchyard Stones

Standing Stones • 19.57km WSW

8

3
The Banqueting Hall

Enclosure • 19.6km WSW

8

2
Rath Maeve

Henge • 19.75km WSW

8

3
Paddock

Wedge Tomb • 19.76km NW

13

2
The Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.76km WSW
Rath of Synods

Rath • 19.76km WSW

5

2
The Sloping Trenches

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.77km WSW

3
Grainne’s Enclosure

Hillfort • 19.77km WSW

7
The Royal Enclosure

Henge • 19.79km WSW

1

1
Cormac’s House

Hillfort • 19.79km WSW

7

2
The Mound of Hostages

Passage Grave • 19.79km WSW

25

2

3
The King’s Seat

Round Barrow(s) • 19.79km WSW

9

3
Lia Fail

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.79km WSW

13

1

7

1
Rath Laoghaire

Rath • 19.81km WSW

2

1
Rathmaiden

Artificial Mound • 19.87km WNW