Site Type: Stone Circle
Irish Grid Ref: W2620845598
Location: Link to Bing Maps
Description:
This stone circle is described on Archaeology.ie as follows;
"On shoulder of S-facing hill slope, N of Glashagloragh river. Circle complete; N entrance stone has fallen; interior filled with field stones. Orthostats are 0.7m to 1.7m L, 0.15m to 0.6m T and 1m to 1.4m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.7m. (O Nualláin 1984, 44, no. 89; Roberts 1988, no. 9)".
Jack Roberts, who has been studying the stone circles of Cork & Kerry for 30 years, suspects that this stone circle is aligned to the sun-set on the Winter Solstice. This has been confirmed in the pictures below by Gordon Kingston.
Links to photographs;
Pictures of the alignment at Lettergorman South Stone Circle by www.themodernantiquarian.com contributor Gordon Kingston
Links for further information;
Irish Grid Ref: W2620845598
Location: Link to Bing Maps
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| Lettergorman South with Ned the dog. |
Description:
This stone circle is described on Archaeology.ie as follows;
"On shoulder of S-facing hill slope, N of Glashagloragh river. Circle complete; N entrance stone has fallen; interior filled with field stones. Orthostats are 0.7m to 1.7m L, 0.15m to 0.6m T and 1m to 1.4m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 2.7m. (O Nualláin 1984, 44, no. 89; Roberts 1988, no. 9)".
Jack Roberts, who has been studying the stone circles of Cork & Kerry for 30 years, suspects that this stone circle is aligned to the sun-set on the Winter Solstice. This has been confirmed in the pictures below by Gordon Kingston.
Links to photographs;
Pictures of the alignment at Lettergorman South Stone Circle by www.themodernantiquarian.com contributor Gordon Kingston
Links for further information;
