Carrigaphooca Stone Circle
| Carrigaphooca Stone Circle | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Liagchiorcal Charraig an Phúca | |
  Location of Carrigaphooca Stone Circle in Ireland | |
| Type | stone circle |
| Location | Carrigaphooca, Clondrohid, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°54′35″N 9°01′30″W / 51.909598°N 9.024990°W |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Built | 1700–800 BC |
| Official name | Carrigaphooca 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 River Foherish.[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
- ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-cork.pdf
- ^ Map, The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. "Carrigaphooca". The Megalithic Portal.
- ^ Burl, Aubrey (13 July 1995). "A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ Cope, Julian (13 July 1998). "The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites". Thorsons – via Google Books.
- ^ PIP. "CARRIGAPHOOCA STONE CIRCLE/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- ^ "Bypass 'travesty' at the fairytale castle". 13 July 2006.
- ^ "Carrigaphooca". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
- ^ http://www.corkrdo.ie/files/n22-cpo/eis/Volume%204B.pdf
- ^ "Full text of "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland"". archive.org.
- ^ Power, Denis (13 July 1992). "Archaeological Inventory of County Cork: West Cork". Stationery Office – via Google Books.