Dolmen in Kilmartin Lower, stone circle in County Cork

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On level patch of pasture, on E side of Dripsey River valley. Circle incomplete, probably comprised seven stones. Five erect stones and one displaced stone remain; these include axial stone and entrance stones. Orthostats are closely set and measure 1m to 1.7m L, 0.25m to 0.4m T and 0.85m to 1.1m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned ENE-WSW, is 3.4m. Standing stone (CO050-061002-) 2m to SW of axial stone (H 1.2m; 1.3m x 0.4m). (O Nualláin 1984a, 13, no. 6) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO050-061001

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