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Stone circle — five-stone in Ballyvouskill

Stone circle — five-stone
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In cut-away bog, on saddle between two hills at NE end of Derrynasaggart Mountains. Probable axial stone and four prostrate slabs survive. Estimated main axis is aligned WNW-ESE. Circle is surrounded by fosse (D c. 0.3m; Wth 2m-2.5m), c. 12m diameter from outer rim to outer rim. Slight traces of external bank visible along E side. 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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