What is recorded here
Muskerry men forgot the circle after breaking its stones for field work. Coolacoosane keeps the shape only in memory now. Five stones became farm tools or rubble, and the circle vanished into ordinary ground.
According to Barber (1972, no. C53) site, now destroyed, said to have been five-stone circle; stones thrown into corner of field. Exact location notknown.
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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