Breeny More Stone Circle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Breeny More Stone Circle |
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| Native name Irish: Liagchiorcal na mBruíne Móra |
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| Type | axial stone circle |
| Location | Breeny More, Kealkill, County Cork, Ireland |
| Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Height | 2.42 m (8 feet) |
| Built | 1500–1000 BC |
| Owner | Office of Public Works |
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National Monument of Ireland
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| Official name: Breeny More Stone Circle & boulder burials | |
| Reference no. | 450 |
Breeny More Stone Circle is an axial stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
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.
History
Boulder burials of this type are believed to date from the middle Bronze Age, i.e. 1500–1000 BC. The toponym is from the Irish brúine móra, "great dwellings of the fairies."
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.
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.
