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Stone Circle — Gort An Acra

Stone circle — multiple-stone
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In moorland, in wide shallow saddle between two hills, 1.5m W of confluence of Douglas and Sullane Rivers. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of thirteen stones. Seven erect stones and five prostrate slabs survive, including axial stone and entrance stones. Orthostats are 0.6m to 1.4m L,0.2m to 0.9m T and 0.5m to 0.9m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NNE-SSW, is 7.5m. (O Nualláin 1984a, 14, no. 9) 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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