Rocking Stone
Rocking Stone is an archaeological site in County Cavan, Ulster. Rocking Stone is situated nearby to the peak Manragh Upper, as well as near the stone Glacial Erratic.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Calf House and Tullygobbin Hill.
Calf House
Archaeological site
Photo: Cilian Mac Liam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Calf House or Druid's Altar is a portal tomb or dolmen in Burren Forest, County Cavan, Ireland. It dates from Neolithic times. It is located close to the Giant's Leap wedge tomb. Calf House is situated 610 metres northwest of Rocking Stone.
Tullygobbin Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tullygobbin Hill is an archaeological site, which is situated 780 metres northwest of Rocking Stone.
Shannon Pot
Spring
Photo: Gerard Lovett, CC BY 2.0.
Shannon Pot is a pool in the karst landscape in the townland of Derrylahan near Cuilcagh Mountain in County Cavan, Ireland. An aquifer-fed naturally fluctuating pool, it is the traditional source of the River Shannon. Shannon Pot is situated 3½ km southwest of Rocking Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belcoo and Holywell.
Belcoo
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belcoo is a border village historically in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, with a population of 440 in 2021. These counties are no longer units of government so Belcoo is now part of Omagh and Fermanagh District.
Holywell
Locality
Holywell is a small village near Belcoo in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is within the townlands of Cavancarragh and Rushin. It had a population of 439 in the 2021 census. It is part of the Fermanagh and Omagh area. Holywell is situated 5 km north of Rocking Stone.
Glangevlin
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glangevlin is a village in the northwest of County Cavan, Ireland. It is in the townlands of Gub and Tullytiernan, at the junction of the R200 and R207 regional roads. Glangevlin is situated 7 km south of Rocking Stone.
Rocking Stone
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2599° or 54° 15′ 36″ northLongitude
-7.88137° or 7° 52′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6J7459+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 11198798669OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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