What a beautiful stone circle ! It is not complete but what remains sits beautifully in the landscape, which can be appreciated despite the proximity of the field boundaries.
Eight stones still stand with one or two others lying nearby. The axial stone and one of the portals are amongst the remaining orthostats so it is possible to see that the axis is roughly east-west with the axial stone to the west. There is a lovely view to the south towards the gap between the west end of Bear Island and Piper's Point.
While I was here the mist was starting to roll in from the west and gently carressing the mountains to the north and west. I wanted to stay for the sunset, but I had to set off for home - it's a long way from here to Dublin!
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This is an explanation of (and a bit of a disclaimer for) the coordinates I provide. Where a GPS figure is given this is the master for all other coordinates. According to my Garmin these are quite accurate. Where there is no GPS figure the 6 figure grid reference is master for the others. This may not be very accurate as it could have come from the OS maps and could have been read by eye. Consequently, all other cordinates are going to have inaccuracies. The calculation of Longitude and Latitude uses an algorithm that is not 100% accurate. The long/lat figures are used as a basis for calculating the UTM & ITM coordinates. Consequently, UTM & ITM coordinates are slightly out. UTM is a global coordinate system - Universal Transverse Mercator - that is at the core of the GPS system. ITM is the new coordinate system - Irish Transverse Mercator - that is more accurate and more GPS friendly than the Irish Grid Reference system. This will be used on the next generation of Irish OS maps. |