Stone circle

In rough pasture, on the N slope of Knockreagh Mountain. An irregular circle (diam. 7.5m NE-SW x 8.5m NW-SE) of ten stones (H 1-1.25m; 0.6-1.4m x 0.4-0.7m), two of which have fallen and another two of which are incorporated into a field boundary at SW. A large gap between two stones in the SE arc suggests the former presence of an eleventh stone. Two transversely set entrance stones stand at NE and directly opposite is the flat-topped axial stone. Two low stones (H 0.3 and 0.4m) are exposed 2m NE of the entrance and may be an elaboration of this feature or perhaps part of a field boundary. A boulder-burial (KE101-025002-) occupies the centre of the circle and a possible fulacht fia (KE101-025004-) abuts the outer face of the axial stone. Three further boulder-burials (KE101-025003-, KE101-025005-, KE101-025006-) stand c. 8-10m to the SW. (Twohig 1987, 111-18) To see a 3D model of this monument visit: https://skfb.ly/6qBKZ 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 aligned with seasonal solar events. Such circles are often associated with communal gatherings, burial practices, or territorial markers in prehistoric landscapes.