A rare four-poster Irish stone circle - and a genuine one too I would say, but there are only three of the huge stones now standing. The tallest of these is over 2.5m tall, the shortest is 2m tall.
75m off to the west is an outlier which could actually be the fourth stone that has been moved for use as a scratching post for cattle. If placed in the vacant south-east position the plane formed by the stones would be an even diagonal slope.
The location is hard to assess because it it now crammed into the corner of a field and the high hedges make it difficult to take in the view properly, but it is located on a broad plateau on the north west side of a low rolling hill with extensive views.
The area described by the 'circle' would be 6.5m x 6m, quite a big area, with the long axis aligned NW to SE.
Aubury Burl rates this site very highly, including it in his top 50 stone circles to visit. I am not sure if this is because it is a geniune four-poster in a country where they are scarce or because of its elegant form. With one stone missing it is not for is perfection.
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