Stone circle

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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, this small stone circle may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance, possibly aligned with solstitial events. Local folklore sometimes associates such circles with ancient gatherings or fairy realms.