Menhir of Owenea
The menhir of Owenea (also called Ardara Stone , Fionn mac Cumhaill Stone or Owenea Bridge Stone ) is located near the Owenea River ( Irish Abhainn Fhia , "Deer River"), about 1.0 km north of Ardara (Irish Ard Rátha ) in County Donegal in Ireland .
The menhir ( English standing stone ) is 2.95 meters high, 1.35 meters wide and 0.78 meters thick. He carries two bowls ( English cupmarks ) and leans slightly. He was first mentioned in 1752 by the English travel writer Richard Pococke (1704-1765) in "Pococke's Tour of Ireland".
Folklore says that Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool) threw the stone from “Cró na Cléire Mountain”.
Nearby is Dermot and Grania's Bed .
literature
- Kenneth McNally: Standing Stones and Other Monuments of Early Ireland . Appletree, Belfast 1984, ISBN 0-86281-121-X .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ 26 " N , 8 ° 24 ′ 57.6" W.