Site Type: Stone Circle
Irish Grid Ref: W3438542665
Location: Link to Bing Maps
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| The circle in the mist |
This stone circle is described on Archaeology.ie as follows;
"In low flat pasture in basin of Feagle river, c 100m N of site. Circle incomplete; appears to have consisted of nine stones. Seven survive including S radially-set entrance stone and axial stone (flat topped and largest of group). Stones ar 0.7m to 1.6m L, 0.3m to 0.5m T and 0.95m to 1.5m H. Internal measurements along main axis of circle, aligned ENE-WSW is c. 8.5m. Possible boulder-burial (CO135-005002-) and standing stone (CO135-129---) c. 50m to N."
This a lovely stone circle adjacent to a road approximately 3kms outside Clonakilty. Only one of the portal stones remains but Jack Roberts, who has been studying the stone circles of Cork & Kerry for over 30 years, suspects that this stone circle is aligned to the sun-set on the Equinox days.
Ebor Benson, photographer visited this circle in Sept 2017 and confirmed that it was not aligned to the Equinox Sun-set.
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Link to photo by Ebor Benson
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