Blackstairs (Cup Marked Stone) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Blackstairs (Cup Marked Stone) by bawn79

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bawn79 Mar 20, 2006

Image of Blackstairs (Cup Marked Stone) by bawn79

Image credit: Bawn79

bawn79 Mar 20, 2006

Image of Blackstairs (Cup Marked Stone) by bawn79

Cup mark on the standing stone

Image credit: Bawn79

bawn79 Mar 20, 2006

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Blackstairs

Cup Marked Stone

bawn79 Mar 20, 2006

I couldn’t believe it when I saw these massive cup-marks on the face of this standing stone, I was getting blow off the plain that the standing stone is on so I didnt count exactly how many but Id say there is at least 10 on it. All quite deep and large.

Sites within 20km of Blackstairs

Blackstairs

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0km N

2

1
Garracummer

Ring Cairn • 1.84km W

7

1
Glencarbry

Cairn(s) • 3.81km ESE

1
Loughbrack

Wedge Tomb • 4.14km NW

10

1
Foilaclug

Wedge Tomb • 4.4km S

2

1
Aughsullish NW

Wedge Tomb • 4.6km W

1
Knockshanbrittas (A)

Wedge Tomb • 4.61km W

6
Aughsullish SW

Wedge Tomb • 4.64km W

5

1
Knockmaroe

Wedge Tomb • 4.66km N

2

1
Knocknabansha

Wedge Tomb • 4.73km NNW

4

1
Knockcurraghbola Crowlands (east)

Wedge Tomb • 4.79km NNE

1

1
Knockcurraghbola Crowlands (west)

Wedge Tomb • 4.82km NNE

7

1
Knockcurraghbola Crowlands (central)

Wedge Tomb • 4.87km NNE

2

1
Knockcurraghbola Crowlands

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.88km NNE

1
Graniera

Standing Stones • 4.94km NE

2

1
Foilycleara

Wedge Tomb • 5.01km W

2

1
Knockcurraghbola Crowlands standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.07km NE

2

1
Reisk

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.7km NNW

1
Shevry

Standing Stones • 6.64km NE

7

1
Gortnageragh

Cairn(s) • 6.69km WSW

1

1
Shevry

Artificial Mound • 6.71km NE

1
Knockcurraghbola Commons

Wedge Tomb • 6.71km NNE

20

2
Goulmore

Standing Stones • 7.5km WNW

3

1
Mauherslieve

Sacred Hill • 8km WNW

1
Mauherslieve

Cairn(s) • 8km WNW

5

2
Toorfiba

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.17km NNE

2

1
Lackanagoneeny

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.19km WSW

2

2
Cooga

Round Barrow(s) • 8.25km NE

2

2
Cooga

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.25km NE

1

1
Shanballyedmond

Court Tomb • 8.34km W

17
Baurnadomeeny

Wedge Tomb • 8.54km W

36

2

2
Glastrigan

Stone Row / Alignment • 8.72km NNE

12

1
Baurnadomeeny

Cairn(s) • 8.75km WNW

2

2
Baurnadomeeny

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.8km WNW

5

1
Cahernahallia

Bullaun Stone • 9.18km SW

1
Cahernahallia

Artificial Mound • 9.18km SW

1

1
Reardnogy More

9.49km W

2

1
Kilmoylan Upper

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.87km WSW

2

1
Cureeny Commons

Wedge Tomb • 10.42km NW

16

1

1
Cooneen

Kerbed Cairn • 11.87km NNW

2

1
Foilnamuck

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.07km NNW

4

1
Foilnamuck

Wedge Tomb • 12.69km NNW

9

1

1
Cooneen

Cairn(s) • 13.17km NNW

7

1
Pallas Upper

Bullaun Stone • 13.44km NE

3

1
Ballinacurra

Cairn(s) • 14.6km N

1
Donaskeagh

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.8km SSE

1

1
Bauraglanna

Stone Circle • 15.32km WNW

6

3
Rathneaveen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.82km S

1

1
Tuogh

Bullaun Stone • 16.13km WSW
Rathneaveen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.29km S

1

1
Ardmayle

Artificial Mound • 16.45km E

4

2
Garranbane

Wedge Tomb • 16.97km W

2

2

1
Garrangrena Lower

Hillfort • 17.2km NE

1

1
Scraggeen

Standing Stones • 17.52km W

1

1
Liseen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.62km WSW

2

1
Kilfeakle Churchquarter

Artificial Mound • 17.88km SE

2

1
Knocksefin

Hillfort • 18.09km WSW

1
Springfield

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.23km S

1

1
Knockanora

Cairn(s) • 18.42km NNE

3

1
Knockballynoe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.8km SSE

1

1
Doonglara (Glenbrohane)

Rath • 18.84km W

1
Knockballynoe

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.18km SSE

1

1
Knocsefin

Round Barrow(s) • 19.32km WSW

2

1
Cnoc Greine

Sacred Hill • 19.63km WSW

2

1
Clonalough

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.84km WNW

1

1
Ballinree

Artificial Mound • 19.89km E

1

1
Ballinree

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.89km E

2

1
Ballinree

Round Barrow(s) • 19.97km E

1