Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle - multiple-stone
Gortroe (carbery E. (w.d) By., Kilmichael Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortroe (carbery E. (w.d) By., Kilmichael Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Circle (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.79283, -9.07580
- SMR number
- CO094-046----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On small level patch of rocky mountain bogland, on S-facing tributary of Caha river. Circle of eight orthostats, delimiting area 8.5m in diameter. Immediately within circle is fosse (D c. 0.5m; Wth 1m - 2m). Enclosed area level, contains three recent pits. Base of fence abuts circle to S; incorporated in this, 2m to S, is quartz block. Precise nature of monument unclear; no certain entrance stones or axial stones can be identified. (Ó Nualláin 1984, 17, no. 18)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Windmillunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.