J5150 : The Strangford Stone
3 km from Crossgar, Ireland

The Strangford Stone
This stone was erected to create a landmark and to mark the Millennium. The stone was quarried from Mourne Granite, it is 12 metres in length and its weight is 47 tonnes. The height above ground is 10 metres – 1000 centimetres, one for each year of the Millennium. It was erected on 26 June 1999 using the muscle power of 1000 young people.
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- J5150, 7 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Paul McIlroy (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Monday, 10 March, 2008
- Submitted
- Saturday, 15 March, 2008
- Category
- Stone (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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Irish:
J 512 502 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:22.6731N 5:40.3683W - Photographer Location
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Irish:
J 513 505 - View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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