Stone Circle

On shoulder of SE-facing slope, site is very overgrown. Comprises subcircular area (diam. c. 12m), on perimeter of which are two opposing stones and two smaller stones. North stone is 0.8m L, 0.6m T and 1.1m H. South stone is 0.7m L, 0.5m T and 1m H. Third stone, almost prostrate, is 1.3m to E of S upright; it is 1.25m L, 0.4m T and, if erect, 1.4m H. Fourth stone, very small, is 0.35m to E of N stone; it is 0.45m L, 0.3m T and 0.4m H. Various other perimeter orthostats and prostrate slabs visible on site in early 1970s now piled into interior. Exact nature of site uncertain, possibly related to that at Cuppage (9829) and Gortnahown (11807). (Ó Nualláin 1984a, 46) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009