Kilnaruane Pillar Stone — Attraction in West Cork

Perhaps not the most significant artefact that you have seen but well worth the visit nonetheless. Safe parking on the roadside at the sign. Be sure to head straight up the grass hill from the farm gate. Its a minute or two to walk. Site has iron pipe fence and there is a side gate. The 3 panel information board tells it all including what is carved onto the stone pillar. Its hard to decipher the pillar so use your immagination and the info board. The views are 360 degrees...

The site is on working farmland and we had to walk through a field of curious bullocks to get here. (There is a bucket at the gate for you to clean your shoes and prevent the spread of disease to the livestock) The area around the stone is fenced off from the cattle and access is through a gate to the right of the enclosure as you walk straight up hill from the gate. There is good information signs which explain both the markings on the stone and the...

Beautiful spot.When you go in the gate it days keep to the path (which isn't easy to make out)I went to the right around the boggy in places field.I had no idea where it was so turned on Google Maps & could make out something in the centre of the field which is over the brow of the hill.Maybe a small map at the...