Gortnatubbrid Stone Circle
The stone circle of Gortnatubbrid is in the eponymous townland ( Irish Gort na Tiobratan ) south of Baile Bhuirne in County Cork in Ireland .
The five- stone stone circle of the Cork-Kerry series has an absent axial stone. Four stones between 0.6 m and 0.9 m high, which are higher in the northeast, which is typical for stone circles of the Cork-Kerry series, have been preserved. The missing axial stone is usually the lowest, so there is a chance it may be present but buried.
The associated row of stones is nearby and, apart from being an integral part of this circular complex, is inconspicuous. The relationship between circle and series is unclear, but it is important that they be viewed in context.
Nearby is the stone circle of Gortanacra .
literature
- Seán Ó Nualláin: The Stone Circle Complex of Cork and Kerry In: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Vol. 105 1975 pp. 83-131
- Seán Ó Nualláin: Stone Circles in Ireland. Country House, Dublin 1995, pp. 35-43, ISBN 0-946172-45-5 .
- Denis Power: Archaeological inventory of County Cork, Volume 3: Mid Cork, 6435 P10. ColorBooks, 1997, ISBN 0-7076-4933-1 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 55 '46.4 " N , 9 ° 10' 24.5" W.