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Stone Circle — Bellmount Upper

Stone circle — five-stone

Why this matters

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this stone circle may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual site, possibly aligned with solar or lunar events. No specific folklore is recorded, though its integration into the landscape suggests ongoing local significance.

What is recorded here

In flat pasture, on SE side of Bride River valley. Circle partly incorporated in field fence. Circle complete; orthostats are 1.1m to 1.5mL, 0.4m to 0.8m T and 0.7m to 1.2m H. Stones decrease in height from entrance to axial stone. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NNE-SSW, is 3.4m. Five-stone circle (CO083-118----) c. 250m to ENE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 38-9, no. 74) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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