This truly is a lovely circle and the restoration has done little to damage the atmosphere here, although the wooden fence is (as usual) too close.
The circle is 15m or so in diameter and consists of 38 stones some of which aren't original but small replacements (these are marked). To the north of the circle and adjacent to it is a small cairn. From this a stone row of many small stones runs in a tangent to the circle.
While here, and for the rest of the day, we were surrounded by cuckoos calling out making this trip quite memorable. There is quite a lot of litter around the enclosure and on the walk from the car park which does dampen the feeling.
I really did like this place and do intend to go back when the opportunity arises.
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Does Drumskinney mean Hill of Big Wasps? I had sought some respite here after the noise at Ally, but I was to be driven away by huge buzzy things!
This place is somewhat of a mystery that will never be solved. The landscape offers no clues as to why they chose this spot. The gravel, although helping to preserve the site, threw off any sense of feeling I had. I know it's a great circle and as I approached I was really excited and then .....
The circle offers only three taller stones at north, east and south and even they aren't quite right. They don't align to form indicators of direction, nor do they point to any significant landscape feature. How could they? There are none! Odd place.
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