What is recorded here

Seven stones once ringed the Delehinagh headwaters, but only five remain standing. Their incomplete circle still points ENE and WSW across the pasture, and the missing stones may have fallen or been taken before anyone thought to count them. The small space inside is large enough for a handful of people to stand together when the sky opens above the gap.

In flat pasture, near headwaters of Delehinagh River. Circle incomplete; probably consisted of seven stones. Five erect stones remain; these include axial stone and N entrance stone. Orthostats are 0.7m to 1.7m L, 0.3m to 0.35m T and 0.78m to 0.95m H. Internal measurement along estimated main axis, aligned ENE-WSW, is 2.7m. (O Nualláin 1984a, 14, no. 8) 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 Image provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone circle at Oughtihery may have been used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, common to such sites in prehistoric Ireland. The axial and entrance stones suggest alignment with solar or lunar events, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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