
Mayo Standing Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland


Underexposed – an Irish Photoblog

Mayo Standing Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland


Kilbroney Standing Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland

Corkey North the north most stone

Corkey North the north most stone again

Corkey North, the largest Standing Stones

Corkey North Standing Stones, Corkey, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Oakfield Demesne Standing Stone, Raphoe, Co Donegal, Ireland

The west face of Oakfield Demesne Standing Stone


Ray High Cross

Ray High cross

Subcircular stone with perforation and two mill stones

Raymunterdoney (Ray) old church, Co Donegal, Ireland

Ray Standing Stone in the North East corner of the graveyard

Bullaun Stone in Ray Graveyard


Ray old church with bullaun stone forefront and standing stone background

Ballylig Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The farmer was very friendly and accompanied me into the field as there were some cows I was a bit wary of

Tober-bile Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

With Knocklayd Mountain in the background this is one of several standing stones that ring it

Dungiven Standing Stone, Co Derry, Northern Ireland



aka Ballynagloch Standing Stones

Culfeightrin Standing Stones, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The larger standing stone in the graveyard at Culfeightrin Church

The smaller Standing Stone to the East of the larger stone

Belmullet Standing Stone, Mullet Peninsula, Co Mayo, Ireland

The standing stone is great… location not quite

Carrownacaw Standing Stone aka the Long Stone, Co Down, Northern Ireland

It leans slightly and is tied to a tree with steel wire.

The standing stone is 3m tall of Silurian rock

Loughguile Standing Stone (Tully North), Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Doonfeeny/Dunfeeny Standing Stone, Co Mayo, Ireland

Also known as Cloch Fada (Long Stone) situated in an ancient graveyard

Detail of one of two crosses on Doonfeeny Standing Stone added to Christianise it

Breastagh Ogham Stone, Killala, County Mayo, Ireland

The standing stone is over 3.5 metres in height

The inscription on one side reads L.GG……SD ….LEGESCAD and on the other side MAQ CORRBRI MAQ AMLOITT, translated as “The Son of Corbbri, Son Of Amloitt”

Clogher Head Standing Stone, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland


Clogher Head Standing Stone photographed on my first visit over 30 years ago.

Graigue Standing Stone, Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland

The stone has split with one part having fallen onto another large stone

Dungiven Standing Stone, Co Derry, Northern Ireland

The 2 meter stone is on a mound in a field behind the graveyard of St Patrick’s church, Dungiven

Kilnasaggart pillar stone, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland
Click here for more information on an earlier post


Ballard Standing Stone aka the Long Stone, Armagh, Northern Ireland

The stone lies just of a narrow winding road in the beautiful countryside of south Armagh


Doon Standing Stone, Co Sligo, Ireland

The same stone… in the next field there is another Standing Stone but local flooding prevented approach

Clochafarmore Standing Stone aka Cuchulain’s Stone, Co Louth, Ireland

In the Irish saga the Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Cattle Raid of Cooley) Cú Chulainn (the hero of Ulster) is said to have tied himself to a standing stone when mortally wounded. While tied to the stone his enemies feared approaching thinking he lived until the battle goddess Morrigu (Morrígan) lands on his shoulder in the form of a raven. When sure he is dead they approach and Lugaid beheads Cú Chulainn whose sword falls and slices of Lugaid’s right hand, in revenge they cut off Cú Chulainn’s hand.

Owenea Standing Stone aka Ardara Standing Stone, Ardara, Co Donegal, Ireland

Scotchomerbane Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Rosapenna Standing Stone, Co Donegal, Ireland


Pluck Standing Stone, Co Donegal, Ireland



Ballycleagh Standing Stones, Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland


Tulnacross Standing Stones, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland


Aghascrebagh Ogham Stone, Tyrone, Northern Ireland




Aghascrebagh Standing Stone is in the same field

Standing Stone on the Renvyle Peninsula, Co Galway, Ireland




Letterdeen Standing Stone, Co Galway, Ireland



Castlewellan Cross Inscribed Stone, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Gowkstown Standing Stone with Slemish Mountain

Gowkstown Standing Stone (near Feystown), Antrim, Northern Ireland

Clogher Head Standing Stone<
Clogher Head, Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry, Ireland

Ballycleagh Standing Stones, Cushendun, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballycleagh Standing Stone with Carra Castle in the background


Skerry West Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.



The sun sets on Skerry West Standing Stone

Doagh Holestone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Sunset on Donegore Hill through the hole in the holed stone

The setting sun through the hole in the holed stone

aka Ballynagloch Standing Stones

The smaller standing stone at Culfeightrin Church and Graveyard, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The larger standing stone near the entrance of Church. In the background (far left) the smaller stone.


Ballygilbert Standing Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballygilbert Standing Stone near sunset


Carved with the symbols ‘Chi’ and ‘Rho’, the first two letters of the name ‘Christ’ in Greek

Drumaqueran Chi-Rho Stone, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

Ballyvennaght Standing Stone, near Ballypatrick forest, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland



Known locally as Cloughacarna, the stone of sorrows