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Holestone Road
Parkgate
For further details contact Old Courthouse Information Centre T: 028 9446 3113
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Admission
The Holestone is located on private farmland.
On the crest of a hill sits a Bronze Age standing stone or "hole stone". It is 1.5 metres high, with a 10cm diameter hole cut into it. We can only speculate as to why the Holestone was created and what was its original purpose.
The Legend of the Holestone
The Holestone is an ancient Celtic Stone that has attracted visitors, seeking eternal love and happiness, to the Borough since the 18th century. Upon reaching the Holestone, couples undertake a traditional ceremony where the woman reaches her hand through the circular hole and her partner takes it, thus pledging themselves to love each other forever.
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