Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone circle
Cloncourse (clandonagh By.), County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloncourse (clandonagh By.)
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- SMR number
- LA015-028----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated stone circle within the townland of Cloncourse discovered by Helen Roe and described in 'A Record of Archaeological Discovery p. 9 - Unpublished Report. H. Roe described the stone circle as a group of standing stones which represent the remains of a stone circle, with an outlying stone. This group of stones is not recorded on OS 6-inch maps, nor have I been able to trace any notice of it, in local histories etc. The remains consist of four rather small, upright standing stones, the highest of which projects 34 inches, over ground, together with two others considerably lower, viz., 18 inches and 13 inches, the whole forming a curve. These stones look like the remains of a circle and under the grass in the approximate centre, there is a slab of rock, which I was unable to uncover sufficiently to decide whether it were outcrop or a slab placed in position. There is a stream flowing close to these stones in which there are several slabs of outcrop (H. Roe A Record of Archaeological Discovery P. 9 - Unpublished Report).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007