The Seven Monuments facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Seven Monuments |
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| Native name Irish: Na Seacht Séadchomhartha |
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| Moanmore East Stone Circle, Masonbrook Ring | |
| Type | stone circle |
| Location | Moanmore East, Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland |
| Built | c. 2500–500 BC |
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National Monument of Ireland
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| Official name: Moanmore East Stone Circle | |
| Reference no. | 498 |
The Seven Monuments is an embanked stone circle and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Location
The stones stand by the roadside about 3.4 km (2 miles) southeast of Loughrea.
History
The Seven Monuments were erected c. 2500–500 BC.
Description
The Seven Monuments are an embanked stone circle with central cairn. The mound is 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high and 22 m (72 ft) across and each of the seven stones is a pillar 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and 25 cm (9.8 in) thick.
Nearby is a terraced mound which may have been an assembly-place.
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