Stone Circle

On SE-facing slope, near top of hill on W side of Glashagarriff River valley. Circle complete; axial stone is prostrate and E side stone displaced. Orthostats are 1m to 1.2m L, 0.3m to 0.8m T and 0.9m to 1.6m H. Estimated internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.7m. Stone row (CO060-143----) stands 200m to NE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 36, no. 64) 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 Laharankeal stone circle may have functioned as a ceremonial or astronomical site. Such circles often had ritual significance, possibly linked to seasonal events or communal gatherings.