What a wonderful site this is. The circle seems to fit snuggly on the top of the hill like a big stone crown. Fantastic!
There are so many stones in this monument that it's hard to count them, but the sign says 64 out of a possible original 100 or so. One of the stones bears cupmarks according to the sign, and I found a few on another stone too. The stones vary in height from 1m to over 2m tall, giving a jaggedness that adds to the crown effect.
The centre of the circle is full of stones to a height of about 1m, making the interior very uneven. Are these the remains of a cairn?
There is a 1.8m tall outlier just outside the circle to the south and there are two standing stones close by behind the woods to the east.
I broke my digital camera here today. The wind blew my tripod over and yhe camera collided with a big rock. Great start to the day!
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_After the mishap with my camera on my first visit I have wanted to revisit here for a long time: I do love this place! I had tried to make it here for Beltain, but it just didn't transpire. Not to worry we made it today.
I managed to locate the stone with the cupmarks on its inner face - last time I was looking on the outer faces of the stones - but the sun was shining directly onto them, making it impossible to take a good photo.
As we walked up the narrow, overhung track to the site a couple walked down and while we were there a man and his young daughter arrived. It's great to see other people visiting ancient sites, but I'm glad we had it to ourselves for a while too. One day I'll meet someone at a site without a signpost and get the shock of my life!
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_| Philip Powell from Athy |  |
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