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On level ground in valley and 100m N of Argideen river. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of nine, or possibly eleven stones. Five orthostats survive, including axial stone and radially-set entrance stone. These are 0.65m to 1.6m L, 0.2m to 0.7m T and 0.9m to 1.45m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 8.5m. Centrally placed standing stone (H 1.15m; 0.85m x 0.6m) is split in two pieces, aligned NE-SW. Multiple stone circle (CO121-063---) c. 1.4km to NNW. (O Nualláin 1984, 21, no. 29; Roberts 1988, Ch. 6, no. 16)
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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