Rocking Stone
Rocking Stone is a stone in County Sligo, Connacht. Rocking Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Giant’s Grave, as well as near the stone Eglone.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Geevagh and Ballyfarnan.
Geevagh
Locality
Photo: Wsob, Public domain.
Geevagh is a village in the south-east corner of County Sligo, Ireland, on the R284 regional road. The name, meaning "the windy ", describes a climatic feature of the village and its surrounding countryside. Geevagh is situated 3½ km northeast of Rocking Stone.
Ballyfarnan
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Ballyfarnon is a village in northern County Roscommon, Ireland. Built on the River Feorish at the foot of Arigna Mountain, it lies between Loughs Skean and Meelagh with Lough Arrow, Lough Allen, Lough Bo and Lough-na-Sool nearby. Ballyfarnan is situated 5 km east of Rocking Stone.
Ballinafad
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballinafad is a village in the south of County Sligo in the west of Ireland. The village overlooks Lough Arrow, and is itself overlooked by the ruins of Ballinafad Castle. Ballinafad is situated 6 km southwest of Rocking Stone.
Rocking Stone
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.07558° or 54° 4′ 32″ northLongitude
-8.28405° or 8° 17′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C6H3PG8+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 13928640861OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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