What is recorded here

On a slightly raised (H 0.3m) platform-like area, on a low pasture rise. A circle (diams. 30m N-S; 31m E-W) of mostly granite boulders, now numbering 27, but originally probably 47/48 contiguous stones. The interior rises gently towards the W. (Fitzgerald 1899-1902, 353-4 – includes photograph; Walshe 1931, 130; Ó Nualláin 1975, 112). A second stone circle (KD029-032----), now destroyed, stood c. 830m to the SSW in Whiteleas townland. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 12 September 2013 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 92/1940).

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Pipers Stones may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual gathering place, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. Local folklore sometimes associates such stone circles with ancient pipers or supernatural beings, though specific traditions for this site are not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.