Maughanasilly Stone Row

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Maughanasilly Stone Row
Native name
Irish: Galláin Fhearann Mhacha na Sailí
Maughanasilly Stone Row is located in Ireland
Maughanasilly Stone Row
Location of Maughanasilly Stone Row in Ireland
Typestone row
LocationMaughanasilly, Kealkill,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°46′14″N 9°23′13″W / 51.770430°N 9.386835°W / 51.770430; -9.386835Coordinates: 51°46′14″N 9°23′13″W / 51.770430°N 9.386835°W / 51.770430; -9.386835
Elevation122 m (400 ft)
Builtc. 1600–1500 BC
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameMaughanasilly Stone Row

Maughanasilly Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]

Location[]

The stone row is located to the northeast of , on the eastern slopes of Knockbreteen, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) north of Kealkill. Another stone circle is at Illane, 1.1 km (0.68 mi) NNE of Maughanasilly.[5][6]

History[]

Maughanasilly Stone Row was erected during the Bronze Age, c. 1600–1500 BC, making it contemporary with the Indo-Aryan migrations and the rise of Shang China, the New Kingdom of Egypt and Mycenaean Greece. It was used for archaeoastronomical purposes, for making observations of lunar standstills and equinoxes.[7][8]

It was excavated in 1977 by Ann Lynch.[9][10] Shallow pits were found with quartz pebbles scattered around. Two flint scrapers were also found.[11][12]

Description[]

There are five standing stones and one prostrate stone, aligned approximate NE-SW.[13] The tallest stone is 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) high and weighs about 8 tonnes.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Celtic studies, history, linguistics and literature". The Academy. 9 November 1988 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lynch, Ann (9 November 1981). Man and environment in South-West Ireland, 4000 B.C.-A.D. 800: a study of man's impact on the development of soil and vegetation. B.A.R. ISBN 9780860541127 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Edwards, Kevin J.; Warren, William P. (9 November 1985). The Quaternary history of Ireland. ISBN 9780122327308 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Murchadha, Ciarán Ó; Society, Clare Archaeological and Historical (9 November 2017). County Clare studies: essays in memory of Gerald O'Connell, Seán Ó Murchadha, Thomas Coffey and Pat Flynn. Clare Archaeological and Historical Society. ISBN 9780953936311 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "megalithomania: Maughanasilly (Cork) :: Stone Row or Alignment :: Visit notes". www.megalithomania.com.
  6. ^ Pip. "MAUGHNASILLY STONE ROW/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
  7. ^ "Maughanasilly Stone Row - Roaringwater Journal". roaringwaterjournal.com.
  8. ^ Heggie, D. C. (5 August 1982). Archaeoastronomy in the Old World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521247344 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John; Cosgrove, Art (9 November 1976). A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198217374 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "A return to Maughanasilly and Kealkill". ancientstones.blogspot.ie.
  11. ^ "Maughanasilly". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
  12. ^ Thom, Alexander; Thom, Archibald Stevenson; Burl, Aubrey (31 December 1990). Stone rows and standing stones: Britain, Ireland and Brittany. B.A.R. ISBN 9780860547082 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Wilson, Mike. "Maughanasilly Stone Row ~ mega-what.com Ancient Sacred Places". www.mega-what.com.
  14. ^ "Maughanasilly". www.irishstones.org.
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