Stone circle

In pasture, on the shoulder of a SW-facing slope overlooking the valley of the Sheen River. A circle (diam. 8m) of probably thirteen mainly boulder-type stones. Eight stones (L 0.75-1m; T 0.2-0.65m; H 0.75-1.05m), including an axial and one entrance stone, are standing. One stone is leaning and the remaining four are prostrate. A possible boulder-burial (KE093-050003-) stands just S of centre and is surrounded by a series of stones (L 0.3-0.6m; T 0.25-0.35m; H 0.15-0.45m), six of which form an outer circular arrangement (diam. 2.8m). An enclosure (KE093-050002-) lies c. 20m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

Probably constructed during the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1500 BCE), this stone circle may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual site, possibly linked to seasonal gatherings or astronomical observations. No specific folklore is recorded, but such circles often held spiritual or communal significance in prehistoric societies.