Stone Circle

In rough pasture on N-facing slope 1.4km SW of Curraghalicky lake. One stone stands at site of monument, 0.9m L, 0.4m T and 0.4m H. OS Name Book (1841) records ....'a druidical circle here consisting of eleven stones placed in a ring about a central one varying in height from 21/2 to 3 feet'. (O Nualláin 1984, 20, no. 27; Roberts 1988, Ch. 6, no. 5) 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: 14 January 2009

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone circle at Garryglass may have been used for ceremonial or astronomical purposes. Local tradition sometimes associates such sites with druids, though this reflects later folklore rather than historical accuracy.