Kildun Standing Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Galláin Chill Ghoin | |
Type | Standing stones |
Location | Kildun,
Ballycroy, County Mayo, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°59′19″N 9°50′23″W / 53.988664°N 9.839678°W |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Built | 2000 BC? |
Official name | Kildun Standing Stones |
Reference no. | 423 |
Kildun Standing Stones are standing stones, forming a National Monument, located in County Mayo, Ireland. [1] [2]
Kildun Standing Stones are located 4 km (2.5 mi) south-southwest of Ballycroy. Unusually for the area, they are on an east-facing slope and Achill Island is not visible from the site. [3]
The standing stones were erected perhaps in the Bronze Age. The "cross pillar" was later Christianised by having a cross pattée carved in a circle on the west face. [4]
This is a pillar, 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall, with a cross pattée in false relief carved on it, in a circular frame.
An undecorated standing stone. [5]