Stone Circle

On small level patch of pasture among hillocks of outcropping rocks. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of eleven stones. Seven orthostats survive, including axial and S radially-set entrance stone. They are 0.8m to 1.6m L, 0.15m to 0.5m T and 0.3m to 1.4m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 9,5m. Quartz conglomerate block (H 0.6m; 1.1m x 1m) stands within SW quadrant of circle. (O Nualláin 1984, 21, no. 30; Roberts 1988, Ch. 6, no. 11) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone circle at Maulatanvally may have been used for ceremonial or ritual purposes, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. Its incomplete form and axial stone suggest a structured orientation, though specific folklore or cultural meaning remains unrecorded.