Carrigaphooca Stone Circle

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Carrigaphooca Stone Circle
Native name
Irish: Liagchiorcal Charraig an Phúca
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is located in Ireland
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle
Location of Carrigaphooca Stone Circle in Ireland
Typestone circle
LocationCarrigaphooca, Clondrohid,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°54′35″N 9°01′30″W / 51.909598°N 9.024990°W / 51.909598; -9.024990Coordinates: 51°54′35″N 9°01′30″W / 51.909598°N 9.024990°W / 51.909598; -9.024990
Elevation80 m (260 ft)
Built1700–800 BC
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameCarrigaphooca Stone Circle[1]
Reference no.255

Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is a stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[2][3][4]

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 .[5][6]

History[]

Stone circles of this type were erected in Ireland in the middle/late Bronze Age (c. 1700–800 BC)

The name means "Stone of the púca."[7]

Description[]

There were five stones: four standing and one inclined, but now only three remain. The circle's diameter was about 5.5 m (18 ft).[8][9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship - Cork" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ^ Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Carrigaphooca". The Megalithic Portal.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ PIP. "CARRIGAPHOOCA STONE CIRCLE/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
  6. ^ "Bypass 'travesty' at the fairytale castle". 13 July 2006.
  7. ^ "Carrigaphooca". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
  8. ^ http://www.corkrdo.ie/files/n22-cpo/eis/Volume%204B.pdf[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Full text of "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland"". archive.org.
  10. ^ Power, Denis (13 July 1992). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork: West Cork. Stationery Office. ISBN 9780707601755 – via Google Books.
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