Kealkill stone circle
Kealkill stone circle is a Bronze Age axial five-stone circle located just outside the village of Kealkill, County Cork in southwest Ireland. When it was excavated in 1938 it was thought the crucial axial stone indicated an alignment to the north, contrary to the general alignment of such stone circles to the southwest.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: axial five-stone stone circle in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Kealkill Stone Circle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Breeny More Stone Circle and Carriganass Castle.
Breeny More Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Breeny More Stone Circle is an axial stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Breeny More Stone Circle is situated 460 metres southwest of Kealkill stone circle.
Carriganass Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carriganass Castle is a 16th-century tower house in County Cork. It is situated about 8 kilometres north-east of Bantry, close to the village of Kealkill, in West Cork. Carriganass Castle is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kealkill stone circle.
Maughanasilly Stone Row
Archaeological site
Maughanasilly Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. Maughanasilly Stone Row is situated 3 km north of Kealkill stone circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kealkill and Ballylickey.
Kealkill
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kealkill is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, located 10.3 kilometres from Bantry and 75.8 kilometres from Cork City. Its amenities include a church, a shop, a school, a community playgroup, two public houses and a GAA club.
Ballylickey
Village
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballylickey or Ballylicky is a village on the N71 national secondary road and Bantry Bay near Bantry, County Cork, Ireland. The Ouvane River flows into Bantry Bay at Ballylickey. Ballylickey is situated 6 km southwest of Kealkill stone circle.
Bantry
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bantry is a town at the head of Bantry Bay in County Cork in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a population of 2900. The southwest coast of Cork is divided into three peninsulas, like claws on the foot of Ireland.
Kealkill stone circle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.74518° or 51° 44′ 43″ northLongitude
-9.3705° or 9° 22′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3GPJWH+3QOpenStreetMap ID
node 4461367458OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q96385551
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