The Three Friars

Stone Row (Alignment)
Townland Ballynoony West
County Kilkenny
Grid Ref S 605 276
OS Sheet 76
Longitude 7° 6' 39.97" W
Latitude 52° 23' 48.14" N
Nearest Town Mullinavat (5.1Km)
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Some Nearby Mountains:
Rahora 4.6Km (E)
Tory Hill 5.6Km (S)
Kilvinoge 6Km (NNW)
Castlegannon 6.1Km (WNW)
Baile an Aighleartaigh 8.6Km (SE)

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The Three FriarsBoulder Burial
The Three FriarsHoly Well

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From Mullinavat take the R704 east. After 5km or so you will see these stones on a hill to the right.

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Visit Notes

Sunday, 9th December 2001 CE

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When you go looking for these the OS map says that they should be at the base of a hill, but when you get there they stand proud and gleaming white on the hill top. The first impression is that they are quartz, but when you get close they are whitewashed.

Where the OS map marks the stone row location there seems to be a well instead.

These three stones are very similar to the nearby stone row at Ballyfarnoge (County Wexford). They are arranged in height order with the tallest being about 1.2 m. The smallest is around 90 cm.

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Sunday, 9th December 2001 CE

The Three Friars at Ballynoony West - Stone Row (Alignment) - County Kilkenny: From The South West._ The Three Friars at Ballynoony West - Stone Row (Alignment) - County Kilkenny: Up The Hill_ The Three Friars at Ballynoony West - Stone Row (Alignment) - County Kilkenny: From The South East_ The Three Friars at Ballynoony West - Stone Row (Alignment) - County Kilkenny: A Proud Line_

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