Stone Circle

In flat pasture, on SE side of Bride River valley. Circle partly incorporated in field fence. Circle complete; orthostats are 1.1m to 1.5mL, 0.4m to 0.8m T and 0.7m to 1.2m H. Stones decrease in height from entrance to axial stone. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NNE-SSW, is 3.4m. Five-stone circle (CO083-118----) c. 250m to ENE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 38-9, no. 74) 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 solar or lunar events. No specific folklore is recorded, though its integration into the landscape suggests ongoing local significance.