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9 posts Ahaghilla Stone Circle	3 posts Ahaglaslin Portal Tomb	13 posts Altar Wedge Tomb
7 posts An Seisear Stone Row / Alignment	4 posts Arderawinny Portal Tomb	21 posts Ardgroom Outward Stone Circle
3 posts Ardmahon Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts Ardrah Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Ballindangan Bullaun Stone
2 posts Ballyarthur Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts Ballybane (The Rock of the Rings) Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art	10 posts Ballycrovane Standing Stone / Menhir
1 post Ballyknockane Stone Circle	5 posts Ballylegan Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts Ballynacorra Artificial Mound
6 posts Ballynahowen Wedge Tomb	3 posts Ballyoneen Standing Stones	1 post Ballyroberts Standing Stone / Menhir
8 posts Ballyroe Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	16 posts Ballyvackey Stone Circle	Barnadivane Standing Stones
2 posts Barryshall Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Bartlemy Standing Stone / Menhir	3 posts Baurgorm Stone Circle
3 posts Baurnahulla Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	1 post Beach Standing Stone / Menhir	Bealick Wedge Tomb
3 posts Bellmount Upper NE Stone Circle	5 posts Bellmount Upper SW Stone Circle	3 posts Blarney's Dolmen Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
32 posts Bohonagh Stone Circle	7 posts Borlin Valley Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	11 posts Breeny More Stone Circle
2 posts Burgatia Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	6 posts Bweeng Wedge Tomb	Cabragh Stone Circle
Cabragh Stone Row / Alignment	4 posts Caherdrinny Hillfort	11 posts Caherkirky Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
5 posts Cahermore Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts 1 site Canrooska Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	5 posts Cappaboy Beg NW Stone Circle
2 posts Cappaboy Beg SE Stone Circle	1 post Cappaghnacallee Wedge Tomb	7 posts Carrigagrenane NE Stone Circle
9 posts Carrigagrenane SW Stone Circle	12 posts Carrigagulla Stone Circle	3 posts Carrigagulla Standing Stones
5 posts Carrigagulla NE Stone Row / Alignment	12 posts Carrigagulla NE Stone Circle	5 posts Carriganimmy Stone Circle
5 posts Carriganine Stone Circle Stone Circle	3 posts Carrigaphooca Stone Circle	6 posts 1 site Carrigillihy Standing Stones
Carrigonirtane Stone Circle	9 posts Cashelisky Standing Stones	14 posts Castlelanaght Stone Row / Alignment
9 posts Castlemary Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	6 posts Claidh Dubh Dyke	2 posts Claragh E Stone Circle
2 posts Claragh W Stone Circle	2 posts Clearagh Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art	4 posts Clodagh Stone Circle
6 posts Clodagh Row Stone Row / Alignment	Cloghboola Beg Stone Circle	12 posts Cloghboola Beg Stone Circle
Cloghboola More Stone Circle	2 posts Clontinty Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Cloontreem Wedge Tomb
3 posts Coolaclevane Standing Stone / Menhir	3 posts Coolaclevane Stone Circle	5 posts Coolnaconarty Standing Stones
Cools Standing Stones	9 posts Coorleigh South Cup Marked Stone	6 posts Corravreeda Standing Stone / Menhir
3 posts 1 site Corrin Hillfort	4 posts Cousane Stone Circle	3 posts Cullenagh Stone Circle
1 post Cullomane Stone Circle	7 posts Currabeha (North) Stone Circle	6 posts Currabeha (South) Stone Circle
2 posts Curraghard Standing Stone / Menhir	27 posts Derreenataggart West Stone Circle	Derryarkane Stone Circle
12 posts Derrynafinchin Stone Circle	1 post Desert Standing Stones	9 posts Dooneens Standing Stones
37 posts Drombeg Stone Circle	3 posts Dromore School Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Dunbeacon Stone Row / Alignment
12 posts Dunbeacon Stone Circle	3 posts Dunmanus Burial Chamber	3 posts Dunmanus East Standing Stone / Menhir
4 posts Fanahy Stone Row / Alignment	1 post 1 site Farrankeal Standing Stone / Menhir	8 posts Farrannahineeny Stone Row / Alignment
7 posts Garrane Stone Row / Alignment	1 post Garranes Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Garryduff Stone Row / Alignment
4 posts Garryduff Standing Stone / Menhir	Garrygalss Stone Circle	3 posts Garryglass Stone Circle
7 posts Glanbannoo Upper Standing Stone / Menhir	9 posts Glanbrack Stone Circle	6 posts Glandine (Monkey's Bridge) Stone Row / Alignment
5 sites Glantane East	2 posts Glanworth Cist	3 posts Glenleigh Stone Circle
1 post Glenreagh Stone Circle (Destroyed)	3 posts Gneeves Stone Row / Alignment	10 posts Gortanimill Stone Circle
1 post Gortbrack Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art	7 posts Gorteanish Stone Circle	6 posts Gorteennakilla Standing Stone / Menhir
8 posts Gortnacowly Stone Circle	7 posts Gortnatubbrid Stone Circle	4 posts Gortyleahy Stone Row / Alignment
2 posts Gort na Gainimhe Standing Stones	5 posts Gour Standing Stones	7 posts Gowlane North Stone Circle
18 posts Gurranes Stone Row / Alignment	8 posts Gurteenaduige Stone Row / Alignment	6 posts Hag of Beara Natural Rock Feature
4 posts Hornhill Standing Stones	6 posts Inchincurka Wedge Tomb	3 posts Inchireagh Stone Circle
2 posts Inchybegga Stone Circle	5 posts Inishbeg Burial Chamber	2 posts Inis Earcain (Sherkin Island) Standing Stone / Menhir
1 post Inis Earcain (Sherkin Island) Burial Chamber	12 posts Island Wedge Tomb	24 posts Kealkil Stone Circle
4 posts Keamcorravooly Wedge Tomb	4 posts Keamcorravooly Wedge Tomb	1 post Kilboultragh Stone Circle
4 posts 1 site Killeenemer Bullaun Stone	6 posts Killinga Cup Marked Stone	9 posts Killough West Wedge Tomb
5 posts Kilmackowen Wedge Tomb	4 posts Kilmackowen Standing Stone / Menhir	8 posts Kilmaclenine Wedge Tomb
Kilmeedy E Stone Circle	Kilmeedy W Stone Circle	2 posts Kilnagnady standing stone Standing Stones
2 posts Knockaclarig Stone Row / Alignment	5 posts Knockagappul 1 Wedge Tomb	6 posts Knockagappul 2 Wedge Tomb
8 posts Knockane Wedge Tomb	1 post Knockaroura Cairn(s)	10 posts Knockatlowig Stone Row / Alignment
Knockaunnagorp Standing Stone / Menhir	6 posts Knockavilla (Clashanimud) Hillfort	2 posts Knockavullig NE Stone Circle
4 posts Knockavullig SW Stone Circle	10 posts Knockawaddra E Stone Row / Alignment	12 posts Knockawaddra W Stone Row / Alignment
12 posts Knockdrum Stone Fort / Dun	2 posts Knockeenagroagh Standing Stone / Menhir	6 posts Knockeenagroagh Stone Row / Alignment
3 posts Knocknaglohall Stone Row / Alignment	20 posts Knocknakilla Stone Circle	Knocknakilla Standing Stone / Menhir
9 posts Knocknaneirk NE Stone Circle	10 posts Knocknaneirk SW Stone Circle	1 post Knocknashannagh Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
2 posts Knocknaveagh Burial Chamber	15 posts Knockraheen Stone Circle	2 posts Knocks Standing Stone / Menhir
7 posts Knocks Stone Row / Alignment	7 posts Knocks (East) Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	9 posts Knocks N Stone Circle
9 posts Knocks S Stone Circle	15 posts Labbacallee Wedge Tomb	1 post Labbacallee Cairn Cairn(s)
2 posts 2 sites Labbamologga Middle Stone Circle	Lackanashinagh Burial Chamber	Laharankeal Stone Circle
9 posts Laughtneill Wedge Tomb	5 posts Leitrim Beg Standing Stone / Menhir	13 posts Lettergorman (North) Stone Circle
26 posts Lettergorman (South) Stone Circle	11 posts Letter (site E) Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	7 posts Lisnagun Standing Stones
3 posts Lissacresig Stone Circle	1 post Lissurla Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts 1 site Manning Wedge Tomb
4 posts Manning Stone Circle	Maughanaclea Centre Stone Circle	4 posts Maughanaclea NE Stone Circle
15 posts Maughanasilly Stone Row / Alignment	14 posts Maulatanavally Stone Circle	8 posts Maulatanvally Standing Stones
5 posts Maulmore Standing Stones	8 posts Milleennagun Wedge Tomb	5 posts Mill Little Stone Circle
3 posts Monananig Round Barrow(s)	4 posts 1 site Moneen Cairn(s)	13 posts Murrahin North Stone Row / Alignment
2 posts Nursetown Beg Stone Row / Alignment	1 post Oughtihery E Stone Circle	4 posts Oughtihery W Stone Circle
3 posts Parkaghadallaun Stone Row / Alignment	3 posts Parkana Standing Stones	4 posts 3 sites Rathaneague Wedge Tomb
1 post Rathcool Stone Row / Alignment	Reanacaheragh Burial Chamber	6 posts Reananerree Stone Circle
26 posts Reanascreena Stone Circle	2 posts Rearnadargh Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts Reavouler Standing Stone / Menhir
4 posts Rosnascalp Stone Circle	4 posts Rosscarbery Standing Stone / Menhir	1 site Rossnakilla Stone Row / Alignment
15 posts Rostellan Portal Tomb	3 posts Rylane Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts Rylane Stone Circle
7 posts Sarue Stone Row / Alignment	11 posts 1 site Scrahanard Wedge Tomb	3 posts Shanralagh Standing Stones
4 posts Skull Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts 1 site Slievecorran Cairn(s)	5 posts Stone Row, partially ruined Stone Row / Alignment
8 posts Teergay Stone Circle	4 posts Teernahillane Wedge Tomb	17 posts 1 site Templebryan Stone Circle
8 posts Tinneel Standing Stones	9 posts Toormore Wedge Tomb	6 posts Trawlebane Stone Circle
3 posts Tullig Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	1 post Turnaspidogy Stone Row / Alignment	3 posts The Waters Standing Stone / Menhir
1 post Young-grove Standing Stone / Menhir

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Two Irish ring-forts destroyed

CONSERVATION GROUP Friends of the Irish Environment has called for the "full weight of the law" to be brought to bear following the complete destruction of two ancient ring forts located in Co Cork... continues...

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Posted by thesweetcheat
19th August 2010ce

Road Team Unearths Bronze Age Site

I'm not sure which Irish paper this appeared in , I was handed a photocopy of the article by a bloke who knew I was interested in such things... continues...

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Posted by fitzcoraldo
27th November 2003ce

Edited 27th November 2003ce

Flatley Goes Back to the Bronze Age...

http://www.showbizireland.com/news/may03/01-flatley26.shtml

Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley landed smack-bang in the middle of an important cultural heritage site on the grounds of his new home Castlehyde in Cork on Monday... continues...

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Posted by baza
3rd May 2003ce

Edited 3rd May 2003ce

Irish farmer discovers 1,500 years old tunnels (souterrains)

The following story was reported at..
http://www.unison.ie/corkman/stories... continues...

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Posted by phil
23rd January 2002ce

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The following is a list of town-land names that I have translated from the map (in 'images') above. In order to keep clutter on the (small-scale) picture to a minimum, I have only inscribed those town-lands that contain megalithic remains. For this same reason I have omitted two standing stones from the sketches in Coolnaconarty. The topographical names appear in bold print on the map and are listed in the second section.

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Reavouler; Baldir's Plain; Standing Stone
Killinga; Church of the (Finger) Nail; Standing Stone (Possible Stone Pair)
Curraghnaloughra; Moor of the Rushes; Standing Stone
Garryglass; Green Moor; Stone Circle
Tullig; Gentle Hill; Standing Stone
Reanascreena; Plain of the Shrine; Stone Circle
Milleenagun; Hillock of the Hounds; Standing Stone, Wedge Tomb
Lettergorman; Gorman's Hillside; Standing Stone, Four-Poster, Stone Circle
Knockawaddra; Hill of the Dog; Stone Pair, Stone Row
Maulatanvally; Hillock of the Old Town; Anomalous Stone Group, Stone Circle
Glanbrack; Speckled Glen; Anomalous Stone Pair, Stone Circle
Carrigagrenane; Rock of the Sun; Two Stone Circles
Sarue; (In this case; the Blind) Stream; Stone Pair
Inchinattin; Meadow of the Furze; Standing Stone
Coolnaconarty; Corner of the Hounds; Five Standing Stones (inc. Possible Anomalous Stone Pair)
Knocks; Hills; Standing Stone (Possible Stone Pair), Stone Pair (Possible Stone Row), Two Stone Circles
Derreen; Oak Grove; Standing Stone
Caherkirky; Fort of the Moors; Standing Stone, Two Boulder Burials
Knockatlowig; Hill of the Host (of People); Stone Row
Ahagilla; Field of the Standing Stones; Stone Circle
Coolcraheen; Crahen's Corner; Standing Stone

The area included is approximately 14km from east to west and 9km north to south; the western Argideen river-valley, the hills around Carrigfadda and "a remarkable concentration of recumbent stone circles, Five-Stone rings and Four Posters."* The relevant name-translations are based on information provided at http://www.logainm.ie, with the exception of the following; Reavouler, Garryglass, Reanascreena, Carrigagrenane, Sarue, Caherkirky, Knockatlowig, and Ahagilla.**

*Burl, "A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany", 2005; 227.

**Reavouler; "Mowler's Plain" in logainm.ie. The 'v' sound in the name and the presence of a 'd' in the earliest examples (Revaldir etc.) inclined me instead towards the use of Baldir or Balder, similar to the translation of Carhoovauler in the same resource; "Boulder's Quarter".
Garryglass; "Green Garden" in logainm.ie. Although this is a perfectly valid translation, with precedent elsewhere in the country, the local pronunciation of the name and the type of landscape, have inclined me towards "curry" (marsh/moor), rather than "garry".
Reanascreena; Not translated in logainm.ie; "Ring of the Shrine" in Burl (2005); According to P.W. Joyce "Reidh" is a coarse mountain flat (plain), which makes sense in the context of this town-land's location.
Carrigagrenane; "Rock of the Bower/Arbor" in logainm.ie; "Rock of the House of the Sun" in Burl (2005); Local pronunciation drops the final syllable of the town-land's name and the area is referred to by the older generation, in English, as "Sunny Rock". At the risk of being romantic, I followed this convention.
Sarue; "Overpowering, Profaning" in logainm.ie. According to Joyce "Sruth" is a stream.
Caherkirky; "The Hen's Stone Fort" in logainm.ie. "Corcach" meaning marsh or moor seems more plausible than "Cearc" as a basis for "Kirky", yet the pronunciation of that term, as evidenced in other local names, is not exactly like that found here. Not sure about this one.
Knockatlowig; Not translated in logainm.ie. According to Joyce "Sluagh" is a host or great grouping of people.
Ahagilla; Not translated in logainm.ie. According to Joyce "Achadh" is a field and "Gall" a standing stone, or foreigner.

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An tAirgidin; Silver River
Carrigfadda; The Long Rock
Loch Atarriff; Lake of the Bull
Glashagleragh; Noisy Stream
Clashatarriff; Furrow of the Bull
Blind Stream
Corran Lake; Lake of the Cairn
Curraghalicky Lake; Lake of the Flagstone Moor
An tSaobhnósach; River of False Custom

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=48142&message=600210
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=23046&message=615648

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Posted by gjrk
8th April 2009ce

Edited 17th March 2010ce

I'd concur with Iron Man's recommendation on this handy tourist field guide. Used this little booklet extensively whilst visiting sites in Cork last year. The book (ISBN 1 901983519) includes a map with some stylised pen and ink drawings. Similar publications I found of use when planning visits to sites were "Antiquities of West Cork" by the same author (ISBN 1 001083101) and an illustrated map/guide "Antiqities of the Beara Peninsula". All three can be purchased from good sized local Tourist Information Ofiices.

For the completist, I also found the following in a bookshop in Bantry very useful:

An Archaeological Survey of the Mealagh Valley (1998) David Myler (ISBN 0 95349280X).

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Posted by RedBrickDream
9th August 2002ce

Edited 1st January 2003ce

Anyone wishing to spend time visiting the stone circles of this area should try and pick up a copy of Jack Roberts' excellent 'Stone Circles of Cork and Kerry - an astronomical guide', available from most of the tourist information centres (I picked up my copy from the shop in Bantry for 7 euro, which was roughly �4.30 sterling at the time of writing). The notes on the back of the book read:

There are over 100 stone circles in the Cork/Kerry region, the greatest concentration of Stone Circles to be found in Europe. They are of a unique type, the most distinct feature being their astronomical-calendrical orientation. At many of the circles the astronomical alignment is also harmonised with features of the sacred landscape.

Most of the entries include sketches of the site and/or a plan, with alignments illustrated. The notes include directions for getting to the sites, but be warned, these are not always entirely accurate!

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Posted by IronMan
20th April 2002ce

Edited 15th May 2003ce

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Beara Tourism

Beara Archaeology (West Cork)

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Posted by bogman
12th September 2010ce

Edited 14th September 2010ce

The Heritage Journal: Archaeoastronomy and Staring at the Sun

There was some recent curiosity on the forum about monument alignments. Here's a few that have been calculated for the axial stone circles of Cork and Kerry. Crude, but surely within symbolic range.

Nothing like seeing the real thing though, naturally ;)

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Posted by gjrk
29th November 2009ce

Bronze Age astronomy in Co. Cork

Article on the astronomical alignments at megalithic sites in Co. Cork which appeared in Antiquity No. 308 June 2006.

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Posted by baza
20th May 2006ce

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Posted by Meic
10th February 2012ce

Murrahin North (Stone Row / Alignment) — Fieldnotes

visited 10th February 2012.
This is a site that we've been meaning to get over to for ages, especially seeing that it is only up the road from us !!
We have permission from the land owner and walk over the wet fields to get there.
Situated in a small enclosed field, there are in fact three stones,but only two still standing. The largest is around ten foot high and curiously shaped. I have seen stones shaped in a familiar fashion in a lot of Dartmoor and Cornish Circles, quite often mimicking the shape of a major hill in the background. The smaller stone is split down the centre and I am not sure whether this is an original feature or natural weathering, but as Jack Roberts says in his book "it is split down the centre in a way which accentuates and compliments the alignment of the stones"
The alignment itself seems to be just off NE - SW, pointing just to the left of Mount Gabriel in the distance. I am not quite sure where the third (fallen stone) fits in !
All in all, it's a pleasant little spot and one that I'll be returning to !

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Posted by Meic
10th February 2012ce

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