What is recorded here

Five stones once circled a point on the NW slope of Rock Hill, now reduced to one erect slab and three prostrate ghosts beside the Clyda River valley. The surviving orthostat rises 1.1m, thin as a doorjamb, while a hollow socket marks where its western partner fell. Ten metres away, a separate pair of standing stones still watches the ruin. Together they suggest a small deliberate chamber, built by hands that measured shadow and distance before disappearing into the forest.

In forest, on NW slope of Rock Hill on E side of Clyda River valley. Possible five-stone circle represented by one erect and three prostrate slabs. Orthostat is 1.15m L, 0.25m T and 1.1m H. Socket visible beside prostrate slab to W indicates diameter of c. 4.4m. Pair of standing stones (CO051-178----) stands 10m to NNW. 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, this stone circle may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance. The presence of a socket suggests the original circle was more intact, possibly used for ritual gatherings or marking seasonal events.

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