Piper’s Stones
The Piper's Stones or the Athgreany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle at Athgreany, County Wicklow. It sits on a low hillock overlooking the N81, 2 km south of Hollywood.Photo: Rob Hurson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Bronze Age stone circle in Ireland
- Also known as: “Athgreany Stone Circle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crehelp standing stone and Church Mountain.
Crehelp standing stone
Archaeological site
Crehelp standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km west of Piper’s Stones.
Church Mountain
Peak
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Church Mountain, also called Slieve Gad, is the westernmost of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. It is 544 metres high. At the summit are the remains of a large ancient cairn of pagan origin. Church Mountain is situated 2½ km southeast of Piper’s Stones.
Lemonstown Motte
Archaeological site
Photo: Ridiculopathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lemonstown Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland. Lemonstown Motte is situated 3½ km northwest of Piper’s Stones.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and Donard.
Hollywood
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. It is 15 km south of Naas on the Wicklow Gap road near its junction with the N81 road. A population of less than 100 people registered in the 2002 Census, though the community draws from a larger area which consists of about 500 people. Hollywood is situated 2½ km northeast of Piper’s Stones.
Donard
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Donard is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland, located at the northern end of the Glen of Imaal, in the western part of the Wicklow Mountains. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Donard is situated 6 km south of Piper’s Stones.
Dunlavin
Village
Dunlavin is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland, situated about 50 kilometres south-west of Dublin. It is centred on the junction of the R412 and R756 regional roads. Dunlavin is situated 6 km west of Piper’s Stones.
Piper’s Stones
- Categories: stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.0719° or 53° 4′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.61276° or 6° 36′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C5M39CP+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1136548113OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1757753
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Portuguese—“Piper’s Stones” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Clocha an Phíobaire”
- German: “Pipers Stones”
- Portuguese: “Pedras do Piper”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slievecorragh and Hollywood GAA.
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