Stone Circle

On top of low ridge, in rolling pasture, in N foothills of Boggeragh Mountains. Circle incomplete; W side stone is missing and E entrance stone appears displaced. Orthostats are 0.8m to 2.2m L, 0.25m to 0.6m T and 0.9m to 1.1m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is c. 3.4m.(O Nualláin 1984a, 30, no. 50) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Neolithic or early Bronze Age, the Glenleigh Stone Circle may have been used for ritual or ceremonial purposes, common to such sites in prehistoric Britain. The incomplete circle and displaced entrance stone suggest possible later disturbance or modification, though local folklore sometimes associates such features with ancient feasts or fairy gatherings.