What is recorded here

Nine or eleven stones circled a central block on flat Cork farmland, waiting for people who are no longer named. Trucks or ploughs erased that circle between 1963 and 1970, turning ancient geometry into memory. The stones may have marked season, ceremony or boundary; without them, even the counting has become uncertain.

Monument destroyed between 1963 and 1970. It stood on level patch of arable land. Early accounts indicate circle of nine or perhaps eleven stones, c. 9m diam., with internal block near centre (H 0.6m; 0.6m x 0.6m). Orthostats were 0.6m to 1.5m L, 0.2m to 0.6m T and 0.45m to 0.9m H. (O Nualláin 1984a, 13-4, no. 7) 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 Kilboultragh stone circle may have functioned as a ceremonial or astronomical site. The central block suggests a focal point for ritual activity, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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