Stone circle, Five-stone KE101-012001- in Uragh

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What is recorded here

In rough pasture, on a ridge overlooking Lough Inchiquin to the SE. Five stones (H 0.86-1.09m; 0.65-1m x 0.2-3m) form the circle (diam. 2.5m). The flat-topped axial stone is at SW. The entrance stone at S leans heavily outwards. Much of the interior has been dug out to a depth of 0.3m. The monument is dominated by the massive standing stone (KE101-012002-) just 0.6m SW of the axial stone. An enclosure (KE101-012003-) lies c. 16m to the NW. (Twohig 1987, 113) To see a 3D model of this monument visit: https://skfb.ly/6qBBJ The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE101-012001

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