Carrigaphooca Stone Circle
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is a stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[2][3][4]
| Carrigaphooca Stone Circle | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Liagchiorcal Charraig an Phúca | |
  Location of Carrigaphooca Stone Circle in Ireland | |
| Type | stone circle |
| Location | Carrigaphooca, Clondrohid, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51.90959°N 9.02499°W |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Built | 1700–800 BC |
| Official name | Carrigaphooca[1] |
| Reference no. | 255 |
Location
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is situated 4.4 km (2.7 mi) west of Macroom, immediately east of Carrigaphooca Castle, north of the N22, and near the confluence of the River Sullane and River Foherish.[5]
History
Stone circles of this type were erected in Ireland in the middle/late Bronze Age (c. 1700–800 BC).
Description
There were five stones: four standing and one inclined,[7] but now only three remain.[8] The circle's diameter was approximately 5.5 m (18 ft).[9][8]
References
- "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship - Cork" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- "Carrigaphooca". megalithic.co.uk. The Megalithic Portal.
- Burl, Aubrey (13 July 1995). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press – via Internet Archive.
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle.
- Cope, Julian (13 July 1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons. ISBN 9780722535998 – via Google Books.
- Powell, Pip. "Carrigaphooca Stone Circle / Megalithic Monuments Of Ireland". megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- "Carrigaphooca". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
- Conlon, J. P. (December 1917). "Rude Stone Monuments of the Northern Portion of Cork County". Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 6. Dublin: Society of Antiquaries. 7 (2): 139. JSTOR 25549748.
- Ó Nualláin, Seán (1984). "A Survey of Stone Circles in Cork and Kerry". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 84C: 15. JSTOR 25506112.
- Power, Denis, ed. (13 July 1992). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork: West Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. ISBN 9780707601755.
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