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Stone circle — five-stone in Mill Little

Stone circle — five-stone
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In flat patch of rough pasture, c. 50m W of Cooleenlemane river. Circle complete; entrance stones, set end-on to circumference, are broken; only stumps remain. The five orthostats are 0.6m to 1m L, 0.15m to 0.2m T and the three intact stones are 0.75m to 1.2m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.5m. Complex comprises of three boulder burials (CO105-004001-) to SW, and pair of standing stones (CO105-004005-) to S. (O Nualláin 1984, 40, no. 80; Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 33) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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