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9 posts Ahaghilla Stone Circle	3 posts Ahaglaslin Portal Tomb	13 posts Altar Wedge Tomb
3 posts An Screathan Mór Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts An Seisear Stone Row / Alignment	4 posts Arderawinny Portal Tomb
22 posts Ardgroom Outward Stone Circle	3 posts Ardmahon Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts Ardrah Stone Row / Alignment
2 posts Ballinaltig Beg Natural Rock Feature	2 posts Ballindangan Bullaun Stone	2 posts Ballyarthur Standing Stone / Menhir
4 posts 1 site Ballybane (The Rock of the Rings) Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art	16 posts Ballycrovane Standing Stone / Menhir	1 post Ballyknockane Stone Circle
5 posts Ballylegan Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Ballymakeery Standing Stones	4 posts Ballynacorra Artificial Mound
12 posts Ballynahowen Wedge Tomb	3 posts Ballyoneen Standing Stones	1 post Ballyroberts Standing Stone / Menhir
8 posts Ballyroe Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	24 posts Ballyvackey Stone Circle	Barnadivane Standing Stones
8 posts Barnagowlane West Wedge Tomb	4 posts Barraboy Mountain Cairn(s)	6 posts Barraboy Mountain N Wedge Tomb
9 posts Barraboy Mountain S Wedge Tomb	2 posts Barryshall Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Bartlemy Standing Stone / Menhir
11 posts Baurgorm Stone Circle	3 posts Baurnahulla Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	3 posts Bawnishall Standing Stone / Menhir
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	38 posts Bohonagh Stone Circle
7 posts Borlin Valley Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir	19 posts Breeny More Stone Circle	4 posts Burgatia Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
6 posts Bweeng Wedge Tomb	4 posts Cabragh Stone Row / Alignment	4 posts Cabragh Stone Circle
6 posts Cabragh N Stone Row / Alignment	4 posts Caherdrinny Hillfort	11 posts Caherkirky Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
5 posts 1 site Cahermore Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Cahermuckee Stone Row / Alignment	6 posts Caherurlagh Standing Stone / Menhir
7 posts 2 sites Canrooska Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork	5 posts Cappaboy Beg NW Stone Circle	6 posts 4 sites Cappaboy Beg SE Stone Circle
6 posts Cappaghmore Standing Stone / Menhir	1 post Cappaghnacallee Wedge Tomb	4 posts Cappaleigh North Standing Stone / Menhir
7 posts Cappanaboul Stone Circle	7 posts Carrigagrenane NE Stone Circle	9 posts Carrigagrenane SW Stone Circle
7 posts Carrigagulla Standing Stones	19 posts Carrigagulla Stone Circle	10 posts Carrigagulla NE Stone Row / Alignment
17 posts Carrigagulla NE Stone Circle	5 posts Carriganimmy Stone Circle	5 posts Carriganine Stone Circle Stone Circle
3 posts Carrigaphooca Stone Circle	2 posts Carrigcleena Rath (Destroyed)	6 posts 1 site Carrigillihy Standing Stones
Carrigonirtane Stone Circle	4 posts Carrigonirtane Stone Row / Alignment	9 posts Cashelisky Standing Stones
19 posts Castlelanaght Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Castlelanaght Standing Stone / Menhir	9 posts Castlemary Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
6 posts Claidh Dubh Dyke	2 posts Claragh E Stone Circle	2 posts Claragh W Stone Circle
1 post Clashmaguire Standing Stone / Menhir	2 posts Clashmaguire Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Clearagh Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art
15 posts Clodagh Stone Circle	10 posts Clodagh Row Stone Row / Alignment	5 posts Cloghboola Standing Stone / Menhir
12 posts Cloghboola Beg Stone Circle	Cloghboola Beg Stone Circle	Cloghboola More Stone Circle
2 posts Clontinty Standing Stone / Menhir	8 posts Cloontreem Wedge Tomb	3 posts Coolaclevane Standing Stone / Menhir
3 posts Coolaclevane Stone Circle	5 posts Coolcoulaghta Burial Chamber	7 posts Coolmountain Stone Circle
5 posts Coolnaconarty Standing Stones	1 post Coolnagarrane Standing Stone / Menhir	Cools Standing Stones
9 posts Coorleigh South Cup Marked Stone	6 posts Corravreeda Standing Stone / Menhir	3 posts 1 site Corrin Hillfort
10 posts Cousane Stone Circle	4 posts Cousane Standing Stone / Menhir	11 posts Cullenagh Stone Circle
10 posts 5 sites Cullomane Stone Circle	10 posts Cullomane West Stone Row / Alignment	7 posts Currabeha (North) Stone Circle
6 posts Currabeha (South) Stone Circle	2 posts Curraghard Standing Stone / Menhir	3 posts Curraheen Standing Stone / Menhir
28 posts Derreenataggart West Stone Circle	Derryarkane Stone Circle	2 posts Derrynacaheragh Standing Stone / Menhir
13 posts Derrynafinchin Stone Circle	3 posts Derrynasafagh Standing Stone / Menhir	1 post Desert Standing Stones
9 posts Dooneens Standing Stones	7 posts Dough Standing Stone / Menhir	59 posts Drombeg Stone Circle
5 posts Dromclogh Standing Stone / Menhir	3 posts Dromore School Standing Stone / Menhir	2 posts Dromourneen Standing Stone / Menhir
7 posts Drumlave Stone Row / Alignment	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
3 posts Farnanes Standing Stone / Menhir	6 posts Farranamanagh Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Farranamanagh Standing Stone / Menhir
1 post 1 site Farrankeal Standing Stone / Menhir	12 posts Farrannahineeny Stone Row / Alignment	8 posts Foherlagh Stone Row / Alignment
3 posts Galley Head Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts Garrane Stone Row / Alignment	1 post Garranes Standing Stone / Menhir
6 posts Garranes North Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts Garryduff Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Garryduff Stone Row / Alignment
Garrygalss Stone Circle	3 posts Garryglass Stone Circle	7 posts 1 site 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
13 posts Gorteanish Stone Circle	6 posts Gorteennakilla Standing Stone / Menhir	8 posts Gortnacowly Stone Circle
1 post Gortnalicky Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Gortnascreeny Standing Stones	7 posts Gortnatubbrid Stone Circle
4 posts Gortyleahy Stone Row / Alignment	6 posts Gort na Gainimhe Standing Stones	4 posts Goulacullin Standing Stone / Menhir
10 posts Gour Standing Stones	7 posts Gowlane North Stone Circle	18 posts Gurranes Stone Row / Alignment
8 posts Gurteenaduige Stone Row / Alignment	9 posts Hag of Beara Natural Rock Feature	5 posts Hollyhill Standing Stone / Menhir
4 posts Hornhill Standing Stones	7 posts Illane Stone Circle	2 posts Inchinattin Standing Stone / Menhir
13 posts Inchincurka Wedge Tomb	8 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	28 posts Kealkil Stone Circle	3 posts Kealoge Standing Stones
4 posts Keamcorravooly Wedge Tomb	4 posts Keamcorravooly Wedge Tomb	5 posts 2 sites Keilnascarta Stone Row / Alignment
1 post Kilboultragh Stone Circle	5 posts Kilcaskan Stone Row / Alignment	5 posts Kilcrohane Stone Row / Alignment
5 posts Kildromalive Standing Stone / Menhir	6 posts Killacoosane Standing Stone / Menhir	4 posts 1 site Killeenemer Bullaun Stone
5 posts Killenough Standing Stone / Menhir	6 posts Killinga Cup Marked Stone	9 posts Killough West Wedge Tomb
9 posts Kilmackowen Standing Stone / Menhir	17 posts Kilmackowen Wedge Tomb	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	Knocknakilla Standing Stone / Menhir	21 posts Knocknakilla Stone Circle
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	2 posts Knockoura Stone Row / Alignment	15 posts Knockraheen Stone Circle
13 posts Knocks Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Knocks Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts Knocks (East) Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
9 posts Knocks N Stone Circle	16 posts Knocks S Stone Circle	20 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	15 posts Leitrim Beg Standing Stone / Menhir
19 posts Lettergorman (North) Stone Circle	31 posts Lettergorman (South) Stone Circle	11 posts Letter (site E) Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
4 posts Lisheen Lower Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech	7 posts Lisnagun Standing Stones	3 posts Lissacresig Stone Circle
4 posts Lissagriffin Standing Stone / Menhir	5 posts Lissangle Standing Stone / Menhir	1 post Lissurla Standing Stone / Menhir
6 posts Loughane More Stone Fort / Dun	4 posts 1 site Manning Wedge Tomb	4 posts Manning Stone Circle
7 posts Maughanaclea Centre Stone Circle	9 posts Maughanaclea NE Stone Circle	15 posts Maughanasilly Stone Row / Alignment
22 posts Maulatanavally Stone Circle	8 posts Maulatanvally Standing Stones	6 posts 1 site Maulinward Stone Row / Alignment
8 posts Maulmore Standing Stones	8 posts Milleennagun Wedge Tomb	21 posts Mill Little Stone Circle
3 posts Monananig Round Barrow(s)	4 posts 1 site Moneen Cairn(s)	7 posts Mount Corrin Cairn(s)
13 posts Murrahin North Stone Row / Alignment	2 posts Nursetown Beg Stone Row / Alignment	1 post Oughtihery E Stone Circle
9 posts Oughtihery W Stone Circle	3 posts Parkaghadallaun Stone Row / Alignment	3 posts Parkana Standing Stones
6 posts Peakeen Passage Grave	4 posts 3 sites Rathaneague Wedge Tomb	6 posts Rathcool Stone Row / Alignment
6 posts Rathruane More Burial Chamber	Reanacaheragh Burial Chamber	3 posts Reananarree Stone Row / Alignment
11 posts Reananerree Stone Circle	35 posts Reanascreena Stone Circle	2 posts Rearnadargh Standing Stone / Menhir
14 posts Reavouler Standing Stone / Menhir	6 posts Rooska East 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
4 posts Rylane Stone Circle	3 posts Rylane Standing Stone / Menhir	7 posts Sarue Stone Row / Alignment
5 posts Scartbaun Standing Stone / Menhir	11 posts 1 site Scrahanard Wedge Tomb	5 posts Shandrum Beg Standing Stone / Menhir
3 posts Shanralagh Standing Stones	6 posts Shronacarton Standing Stone / Menhir	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
9 posts Teernahillane Wedge Tomb	4 posts Teernahillane Standing Stone / Menhir	17 posts 1 site Templebryan Stone Circle
8 posts Tinneel Standing Stones	15 posts Toormore Wedge Tomb	7 posts Trawlebane Standing Stone / Menhir
12 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

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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