Monument believed to be the grave of a wealthy landowner who wanted to be buried upright 

The nearby lake is reputed to be the domain of the witch of Bay Lough who was known as 'Petticoat Loose'

The Grubb Monument. Pictures: John G O'Dwyer

Just beyond the horseshoe bend that defines the Vee Gap in the Knockmealdown Mountains, motorists will observe a 'strange to behold' edifice above the road.

Generations of children have been informed that this beehive-shaped monument, built from rubble stone, is the last resting place of Samuel Grubb. From a local Quaker family, he was an extensive landowner, whose final request was not to be interred in a graveyard, but high on the slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain.