This circle is made up of large unshaped boulders. It is situated in a cow field, which in this time of F&M prevented me from getting closer than 50m. Nestled on a small rise in the center of a valley, next to a side road junction this circle really offers nothing from a distance.
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Revisited to show a friend, an attempt (successful) to visit four circles in a day ( The Piper's Stones (County Wicklow), Castleruddery Lower (County Wicklow), Boleycarrigeen (County Wicklow) & Broadleas). The field is clear of cows and the F&M notices gone, but I could not locate the landowner to get any closer ... next time maybe.
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Finally a chance to stop at this circle since the end of foot and mouth, and therefore a chance to actually get among the stones. It is truly huge! What's more it's not a circle but an oval. I am not sure where this puts one theory of it being a cairn kerb.
The circle is not complete, but sections to the east and west are continuous. The stones are all very large, one of which has a tree growing through the centre of it. It is comparable to nearby The Piper's Stones (County Wicklow) in size and style and I actually think this is nicer.
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I counted them - 26 stones. I counted them again - 27 stones. Here we go I thought. I counted them again - 27 stones. I'll settle for that!
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On this trip both of us were struck by the feminine feel to the stones and the layout of this circle. I tried counting them and made Melissa try too - it took several attempts before we agreed on a number.
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The grass in this field hadn't been cut yet in the field, nor had any cattle been in it for a long time, so the stones were almost hidden. Every time I manage to come back here (I don't report every isngle visit and often pop by if I'm passing) I am more and more endeared to this ring of stones.
The high hedgerows and trees that surround the field give a sense of mystery: why was it built here?
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_Follow the N81 south from Dublin , through Blessington. Take the R411 and then take the second left and then next right. The circle is in a field opposite some bungalows.
Like many of the circles in the area this is known as the Piper's Stones.
Again like so many places the folklore tells that everytime you count the stones you alays get a different number.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Mullaghmore (Co. Down) |  Ballinvalley (Co. Meath) |  Drumskinny (Co. Fermanagh) |
 Derreenataggart West (Co. Cork) |  Cong 4 (Co. Mayo) |  Dromroe (Co. Kerry) |
