Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is a stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[2][3][4] It 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] The name means "stone of the púca" (ghost or fairy).[6]
| Carrigaphooca Stone Circle | |
|---|---|
| Native name Liagchiorcal Charraig an Phúca (Irish) | |
  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 / 51.90959°N 9.02499°W |
| Elevation | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Built | 1700–800 BC |
| Official name | Carrigaphooca[1] |
| Reference no. | 255 |
There were five stones: four standing and one inclined,[7] but now only three remain.[8] The circle's diameter was approximately 5.5 m (18 ft).[9][8]
References
edit- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship - Cork" (PDF). Ireland: National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Carrigaphooca". megalithic.co.uk. The Megalithic Portal.
- ^ Burl, Aubrey (13 July 1995). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press – via Internet Archive.
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle.
- ^ Cope, Julian (13 July 1998). The Modern Antiquarian: A Pre-millennial Odyssey Through Megalithic Britain : Including a Gazetteer to Over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Thorsons. ISBN 9780722535998 – via Google Books.
- ^ Powell, Pip. "Carrigaphooca Stone Circle / Megalithic Monuments Of Ireland". megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
- ^ "Carrigaphooca". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
- ^ Conlon, J. P. (December 1917). "Rude Stone Monuments of the Northern Portion of Cork County". Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 6. 7 (2). Dublin: Society of Antiquaries: 139. JSTOR 25549748.
- ^ a b Ó Nualláin, Seán (1984). "A Survey of Stone Circles in Cork and Kerry". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature. 84C: 15. JSTOR 25506112.
- ^ Power, Denis, ed. (13 July 1992). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork: West Cork. Dublin: Government Stationery Office. ISBN 9780707601755.