Stone circle

In small copse, beside farmstead on east side of Keel River valley. Circle comprises eleven stones, one of which is displaced and lies immediately S of axial stone. Orthostats are 0.55m to 1.3m L, 0.2m to 0.6m T and 0.5m to 0.9m H. Stones decrease in height from entrance to axial stone. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NNE-SSW, is 5.1m. (O Nualláin 1984a, 12, no. 3) 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this stone circle may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual site, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. No specific folklore is recorded, but such circles often held communal or spiritual significance in prehistoric societies.