What is recorded here

Three upright stones still break the bog near the Ameen River, spaced less than a metre apart in a shallow arc. They may be all that remains of a larger circle, buried or scattered after people stopped shaping that place. The stones are not grand, but they are exact enough to suggest purpose: set, seen, and left behind.

In rough pasture, on bog near the SW bank of the Ameen River. Three upright stones which protrude above the surface of the bog in an arc ESE-WSW may be the remains of a stone circle. The stone at ESE (H 1.12m; 1.1m x 0.3m) stands 0.9m from the stone at S. The stone at S (H 0.9m; 1m x 0.3m) stands 0.8m from the stone at WSW (H 0.15m; 1.05m x 0.15m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone circle in Uragh may have been used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, as was common for such sites in prehistoric Ireland. Local folklore sometimes associates these stones with ancient druids or fairy legends, though specific traditions for this site are not recorded.

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