HOLESTONE
This
remarkable stone stands
on a rock outcrop near
Doagh in County Antrim.
It overlooks the entire
Six Mile Valley and is
one of only a few holed
stones in the Brtish
Isles. Its age and
origin are still a
mystery but it has
probably stood here
since the Bronze
Age.
It
is about five feet high
with the four inch
diameter hole three feet
from the base. On a
nearby hill at Browndod
is a court cairn tomb
and other evidence of
early settlement.
In
recent centuries it has
been a trysting place
where young couples came
to pledge their love.
The hole will only allow
the hand of a girl to
pass through and that
was then clasped by the
man as they made their
vows.
The
area has never been
excavated but as our
recent finds have shown
there are several
souterrains all
around.
