What is recorded here

Thirteen stones may have circled the saddle where Douglas and Sullane rivers meet, but seven erect stones and five fallen slabs remain beside the water. The surviving circle stretches 7.5m along a north-easterly line, large enough for people to walk through and small enough for every participant to touch its edge. It is easy to imagine lamps, voices and ceremony moving through that narrow ring, even though no name or date has survived to confirm the occasion.

In moorland, in wide shallow saddle between two hills, 1.5m W of confluence of Douglas and Sullane Rivers. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of thirteen stones. Seven erect stones and five prostrate slabs survive, including axial stone and entrance stones. Orthostats are 0.6m to 1.4m L,0.2m to 0.9m T and 0.5m to 0.9m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NNE-SSW, is 7.5m. (O Nualláin 1984a, 14, no. 9) 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

Probably dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, given the typical period for stone circle construction in Ireland. The site may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance, possibly linked to seasonal or ritual activities.

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