Lantern slide of Standing Stone

Lantern slide of Standing Stone

Standing Stone

Monument

Turas Standing Stone

Lantern Slide of a standing stone in Glencolumbkille, Co Donegal.This is station 2 of the Gleann Cholm Cille Turas, a religious procession that incorporates 15 diferent stations within 9 different townlands of DonegalThe slide has been originally catalogued as number 36 beside a label reading, 'Glencolumbkille. Straid, west face.' Printed on the slide is 'Cross at Church, Glencolumbcill, (West View) R.W. 1354.' It stands 1.85m tall, High cross-inscribed schist stone pillar that stands at the top of a small rock outcrop. beneath the pillar are remains of a dry stone altar.

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection: Box 05

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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Turas Standing Stone

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Lantern slides

Country: Ireland

Town/ townland: Glencolumbkille

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/1411548.aspx

Area: County Donegal

Logainm code: http://www.logainm.ie/100013.aspx

Irish National Grid East: 54

Irish National Grid North: 85

Latitude: 54.713205

Longitude: -8.731813

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