What is recorded here

On level shoulder on SE-facing slope of Mealagh river valley. Circle complete; N entrance stone prostrate. Orthostats are 1m to 1.2m L, 0.5m T and 1m to 1.2m H. Beside and to S is spread of stones c. 8m in diameter; possible field clearance. Standing stone (CO106-057---) c. 26m to S. (WBBS). Myler (1998, 37) records that the 'stone circle is situated within a small area enclosed by ditches on three sides'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 24 January 2013

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the typical dimensions and layout of such stone circles in Ireland. It may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial site, possibly linked to seasonal or astronomical events, though specific folklore or use is not recorded.

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