J5150 : The Strangford Stone

3 km from Crossgar, Ireland

The Strangford Stone
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)
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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
Irish: geotagged! J 512 502 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:22.6731N 5:40.3683W
Photographer Location
Irish: geotagged! J 513 505
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