Liminal? Oh yes! Tolkienesque? Oh yes! What an ethereal site this stone circle is, tucked away, covered in moss, under tall trees which allow just enough light through to allow you to see the stones. It would be nice to clear a few of the trees from the centre of the circle though.
This is a very nice eleven stone axial circle. Only one stone, next to the axial, is displaced. No stone is above 80cm tall, but the ground may be a little higher than it was when the circle was built. Its diameter is around 5m.
There is a downside to the trees, however. They prevent you taking in the great views from this valley-bottom location. To the southwest where the axis points there are some very significant notches in the hills. To the north a great dome-like hill rises up and dominates the direction.
This is not an easy site to find, though, and again I found myself doubting the words of one guidebook author.
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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. |