Stone circle in Ballyvouskill, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In cut-away bog, on saddle between two hills at NE end of Derrynasaggart Mountains. Probable axial stone and four prostrate slabs survive. Estimated main axis is aligned WNW-ESE. Circle is surrounded by fosse (D c. 0.3m; Wth 2m-2.5m), c. 12m diameter from outer rim to outer rim. Slight traces of external bank visible along E side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO048-056

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