Breeny More Stone Circle

Breeny More Stone Circle

Location: Breeny Mor, Co. Cork

Classification: Multiple Stone Circle

SMR Code: CO106-005001-

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Breeny More Stone Circle is situated 1 km southeast of Kealkill, overlooking Bantry Bay to the west. The circle has two large entrance stones and an axial stone, with a diameter measuring 14m (46 ft). The upright stones are flanked on their outer sides by three fallen stones. The rest of the circle, which is almost totally missing, must have been of huge dimensions. It has a southeast-northwest axis, facing the rising sun during the Summer Solstice. The stone circle has four boulder burials, set in a square arrangement within its interior.

Description

Breeny More Stone Circle is situated 1 km southeast of Kealkill, overlooking Bantry Bay to the west. The circle has two large entrance stones and an axial stone, with a diameter measuring 14m (46 ft). The upright stones are flanked on their outer sides by three fallen stones. The rest of the circle, which is almost totally missing, must have been of huge dimensions. It has a southeast-northwest axis, facing the rising sun during the Summer Solstice. The stone circle has four boulder burials, set in a square arrangement within its interior.

History

A 'boulder burial' is a single large boulder sitting on three or four support stones. 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. Boulder burials of this type are believed to date from the Middle Bronze Age, i.e. 1500 - 1000 BC; around the same time the circles were being constructed.

Folklore

The name Breeny More is adapted from the Irish 'brúine móra', meaning 'great dwellings of the fairies'.

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Accessibility Rating: Easy - Moderate

The easiest way to access this monument is a gate at the southwest end of the field, opposite the entrance to a farmhouse - There are sometimes cattle in the field so please check before accessing this site.

Accessibility

Accessibility Class: Easy - Moderate

The easiest way to access this monument is a gate at the southwest end of the field, opposite the entrance to a farmhouse - There are sometimes cattle in the field so please check before accessing this site.

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There are no facilities at this monument

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Sunrise/Sunset

Sunrise: 08:28

Sunset: 16:29

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Sunrise: 08:28

Sunset: 16:29

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