This circle is a bit of a disappointment. Occupying a position in lush pasture on the north slope of a low hill, it over looks an oddly formed little valley. Directly north Dromore Hill, with its large crucifix, seems to dominate the site, but quite amazingly the combination of Mullaghmesha Mountain and Nowen Hill to the north east take on the form of a sleeping, pregnant lady lying on her back. It is one of the clearest recumbent hill figures that I have seen in Ireland yet. If my out-of-tune modern eyes can see this form, then the builders of the circle must have come here just for her. The only surprise is the poor quality of the monument they built to look at her.
Walking from the gate your first impression is that the stones are whitewashed, but it is in fact an extremely light lichen. The low stones (none of them are over 30cm tall) lie in a rough circle about 3.5m in diameter and as I say, is quite weak in form and substance. Perhaps this was done on purpose so that you would not be too distracted and would look around and see the figure on the hill opposite.
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A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 The Piper's Stones (Co. Wicklow) |  The Piper's Stones (Co. Kildare) |  Garryglass (Co. Cork) |
 The Druids' Circle (Co. Kerry) |  Reananarree (Co. Cork) |  Cashelkeelty 2 (Co. Kerry) |
