Kealkil, county Cork

This impressive and splendidly-situated monument (overlooking Bantry Bay and Kealkill village) comprises a fine 5-stone axial circle of large stones, with 2 outlying monoliths, the higher of which is now almost 4 metres high: t was originally over 6 metres high. This is one of the few circle sites to have been excavated, and inside the circle was found a setting of crossed timber sleepers which may perhaps have held an upright of wood or stone. Like most stone-rows, the 2 outliers are on a NE-SW axis, parallel with that of the circle. Nearby also is a small cairn of stones incorporating a circle of small upright stones set radially.

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Nearest village: Kealkill
Nearest town: Bantry