What is recorded here

Nine stones may have circled the flat land beside the Lee River, but seven erect stones and one fallen stone remain to mark the completed shape. The surviving circle stretches about seven metres from northeast to southwest, small enough for a few people to walk inside yet large enough to exclude the ordinary business of daily life. The missing stones suggest the circle was never finished or was broken before it stopped being used. Either way the gap changes the meaning, because an incomplete circle admits uncertainty instead of claiming to be complete.

In low-lying flat arable land, on W side of Lee River. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of nine stones. Seven erect stones and single prostrate stone remain; these include axial stone and entrance stones. Orthostats are 0.8m to 1.1m L, 0.4m to 0.6m T and 0.5m to 1m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is c. 7.2m. (O Nualláin 1984a, 15, no. 2) 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

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, based on the characteristics of incomplete stone circles in this region. Such sites were likely used for ritual or ceremonial purposes, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events.

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