Tonelagee Cross Inscribed Pillar Stone
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Today this is not the case and indeed if you are unlucky enough you may be literally "swamped" on the mountain by ramblers and walkers. There are well worn paths to follow to the mountain top and access is quite easy.
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With 360° views of the surrounding hillsides and the beautiful heart shaped Lough Ouler directly below it is certainly a wonderful vantage point from which to observe your environment.
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I have seen the Stone at Tonelagee variously described as a Cross Inscribed Pillar Stone, a Cross Inscribed Stone and a defaced Standing Stone.
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With little definitive information available its impossible to set in perspective its origins.
The National Archaeological Database records merely describe it as a "mica-schist pillar inscribed with a Latin Cross on each face".
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It is nevertheless worth visiting if only for the views across the Dublin and Wicklow mountains.
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There are also fine views across the valley to Lough Nahanagan, the Lake of the Otters, and the man made Reservoir above it atop Turlough Hill which draws water from the lake to power the ESB Hydro-electric plant.
Keep the wheels turning.
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