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At a glance
- TypeStone circle - multiple-stone
- Recorded sizeH 0.4m; 0.9m x 0.6m
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Recumbent stone
- Stones still standing
- Alignment
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
On level patch in gently sloping pasture, on W side of Laney River basin. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of seventeen stones.
Full archaeological record 82 words
On level patch in gently sloping pasture, on W side of Laney River basin. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of seventeen stones. Fifteen stones survive, including axial and radially-set entrance stones. Orthostats are 0.6m to 1.7m L, 0.25m to 0.4m T and 0.4m to 0.9m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned ENE-WSW, is 7.8m. Internal block (H 0.4m; 0.9m x 0.6m) stands on main axis of circle. Five-stone circle (CO049-007----) stands c. 380m to NNE. (O Nualláin 1984a, 12, no. 4)
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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