What is recorded here

The Ordnance Survey Letters (1838-40) note 'In the lower part of Ballinstow townland are the remains of two circles of stones very close together' (see also WI012-042----) (O'Flanagan 1928, 81). These may be the same monuments as WI012-027---- and WI012-028----. Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 06 February 2013

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone circle in Ballinastoe may have been used for ceremonial, ritual, or astronomical purposes. No specific folklore is recorded, but such circles often held significance in prehistoric communal or spiritual life.

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