Carrigaphooca Stone Circle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Carrigaphooca Stone Circle |
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| Native name Irish: Liagchiorcal Charraig an Phúca |
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| Type | stone circle |
| Location | Carrigaphooca, Clondrohid, County Cork, Ireland |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Built | 1700–800 BC |
| Official name: Carrigaphooca Stone Circle | |
| Reference no. | 255 |
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is a stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
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.
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."
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).
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