Finn McCool's Fingers, Prehistoric stone formation in Bailieborough-Cootehill, Ireland
Finn McCool's Fingers is a 16-metre stone row of five standing stones on a small plateau about 180 metres up the north side of Shantemon Hill, County Cavan. Four are large menhirs, the tallest nearly two metres high, with a smaller fallen boulder at the north-east end. The row runs north-east to south-west on a cleared conifer plantation.
The row consists of four large standing stones and one fallen smaller boulder at the northeast end, set on a small plateau about 180 metres up on the north side of Shantemon Hill. The stones are arranged along a northeast-southwest axis, and the tallest is almost two metres high. The site lies in a cleared conifer plantation about 3.7 kilometres from Ballyhaise.
The name comes from the legend that the giant Celtic warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill lost a hand in battle, leaving these five stones as his fingers. The same name is also used for a six-stone row at Tully in Connemara, County Galway, known as Derryiver.
The row stands on a small plateau about 180 m up on the north side of Shantemon Hill, roughly 3.7 km from Ballyhaise, inside a cleared conifer plantation near the summit. There are no marked trails or facilities; the ground is rough and often wet, so wear sturdy boots and bring windproof rain gear.
The row runs about 16 metres along a northeast-southwest axis, not the southeast-northwest orientation often repeated. It holds four large menhirs, the tallest nearly two metres high, plus a smaller fallen boulder at the northeast end. The stones stand on a small plateau about 180 metres up, in a cleared conifer plantation near the summit of Shantemon Hill.
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