Stone Circle

On small moorland plateau at SW end of Boggeragh Mountains, overlooking Foherish River valley to W. Circle complete. Orthostats are 1m to 1.9m L,0.4m to 0.6m T and 0.6m to 0.9m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 4m. Pair of standing stones (6560) stands 22.5m to SW, radial-stone cairn (6491) 70m to SE, and pair of standing stones (6561) and cairns (CO059-02304-; CO059-02305-; CO059-02307-) 120m to NE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 34-5, no. 62) 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 Knockraheen stone circle may have been used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, possibly aligned with astronomical events. Such circles are often associated with burial practices or seasonal gatherings in Irish prehistoric tradition.