Altamont GardensForty acres of garden and a lake south of Tullow, run by the OPW, with a walk through the Ice Age Glen that takes you down to the Slaney.Prehistoric site
Aghade Holed Stone
Tullow, County Carlow
The standing stone in this field near Aghade has a hole bored clean through it, a few kilometres south of Tullow.
- Where
- Tullow, County Carlow
- Official site
- heritageireland.ie
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- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Altamont GardensForty acres of garden and a lake south of Tullow, run by the OPW, with a walk through the Ice Age Glen that takes you down to the Slaney.
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