Breeny More Stone Circle

Breeny More Stone Circle is an axial stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[3][4][5]

Breeny More Stone Circle
Native name
Irish: Liagchiorcal na mBruíne Móra
Location of Breeny More Stone Circle in Ireland
Typeaxial stone circle
LocationBreeny More, Kealkill,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51.742145°N 9.375097°W / 51.742145; -9.375097
Elevation134 m (440 ft)
Height2.42 m (8 feet)[1]
Built1500–1000 BC
OwnerOffice of Public Works
National Monument of Ireland
Official name: Breeny More Stone Circle & boulder burials[2]
Reference no.450

Location

Breeny More Stone Circle is situated 1 km (0.62 mi) southeast of Kealkill, overlooking Bantry Bay to the west. Another stone circle lies 175 m (574 ft) to the northeast.[6][7][8]

History

Boulder burials of this type are believed to date from the middle Bronze Age, i.e. 1500–1000 BC.[9] The toponym is from the Irish brúine móra, "great dwellings of the fairies."[10][11]

Description

This is a stone circle with four boulder burials. The circle has two entrance stones and an axial stone, with a main axis measuring 14 m (46 ft). It has a southeast-northwest axis, facing the rising sun.[12][13]

A "boulder burial" is a single large boulder sitting on three or four support stones; the term was coined by Seán Ó Nualláin in the 1970s. They are generally found in the southwest, and associated with standing stones and stone circles; some dispute that there were ever burial sites, as no human remains have ever been recovered.[9]

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References
  1. "megalithomania: Breeny More (Cork) :: Stone Circle :: Visit notes". www.megalithomania.com.
  2. https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-cork.pdf
  3. "Breeny Mor, stone circle - Sheep's Head Places". sheepsheadplaces.net.
  4. "Breeny More and The Mealagh Valley". ancientstones.blogspot.ie.
  5. Burl, Aubrey (12 July 2017). "A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany". Yale University Press – via Google Books.
  6. "Breeny More". www.irishstones.org.
  7. "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Celtic studies, history, linguistics and literature". Royal Irish Academy. 12 July 1984 – via Google Books.
  8. Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (12 July 1975). "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society – via Google Books.
  9. "Boulder Burials - Roaringwater Journal". roaringwaterjournal.com.
  10. "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): bruíon". www.teanglann.ie.
  11. Mould, Daphne D. C. Pochin (12 July 1991). "Discovering Cork". Brandon – via Google Books.
  12. Wilson, Mike. "Breeny More Stone Circle & Boulder-Burials ~ mega-what.com Ancient Sacred Places". www.mega-what.com.
  13. Pip. "BREENY MORE STONE CIRCLE/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
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