What is recorded here

Stone Circles (Sites of) is a cairn, unclassified in Knocknarea South, County Sligo, Ireland. The site stands on the summit of Knocknarae Mountain, 26 metres southeast of another cairn and 90 metres south-southeast of Maeve’s Cairn. It appears as a low, sod-covered concentration of angular limestone roughly eight metres across, with a central depression at the north that shapes a rough U-plan. The monument belongs to the state and carries National Monument number 153.

On the summit of Knocknarae Mountain, located 26m SE of a cairn (MA014-076008-), and 90m SSE of a large passage tomb, known as Maeve’s Cairn (MA014-076003-). It is located towards the S edge of the summit plateau, with a 2m drop in ground level immediately to E. The original form of this cairn is uncertain. It is evident now as a low, inconspicuous sod-covered concentration (diam. c. 8m; H 0.3m) of angular limestone, with a central depression at N, which gives it a roughly U-shaped plan. (Bergh 1995, 241, site 9). This is a National Monument (No. 153) in state ownership. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 6 April 2020

Neolithic stone circle, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. The site is part of a significant ceremonial landscape associated with the nearby passage tomb of Maeve’s Cairn, highlighting the area's importance in prehistoric ritual and funerary practices.

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