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Kenmare Stone Circle - A Ryan - cc

Kenmare Stone Circle

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A prehistoric stone circle, once used as an altar for pagan ceremonies.

Uragh stone - © Simona Procklova

Uragh Stone Circle

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The Uragh Stone Circle is a stone circle lost in a grandiose wild universe! Installed in the county of...

Drombeg stone circle – © Yggdrasill

Drombeg cromlech

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Drombeg is an Irish stone circle, located in County Cork. Lost in the middle of the Irish countryside, it...

Grange Stone - Todd Slagter - cc

Grange Stone

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The biggest henge in Ireland! Located in County Limerick, the site is a stone circle 45 meters in diameter, composed of 113 megaliths! Impressive dimensions!

Glantane East - Coil00 - cc

Glantane East

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Glantane East is an Irish megalithic complex, located 6.4 km from Millstreet in County Cork. Rather impressive, it includes...

Beltany Stone Circle - Osioni - cc

Beltany stone circle

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Do you like prehistoric stone circles? Then the Beltany stone circle should seduce you! Composed of about sixty engraved...

Ahakista stone circle - Ann & Peter Macdonald - cc

Ahakista Stone Circle

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The Ahakista Stone Circle is a stone circle on the Sheep's Head Peninsula. Rich in mysteries and legends, it...

Beaghmore Stones - Stephen Trew - cc

Beaghmore Stones

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Megaliths. A wild and unspoilt setting. The Beaghmore Stones are a rather charming archaeological site.

Ballynoe stone circle - philip hay - cc

Ballynoe Stone Circle

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There are 50 upright megaliths forming a large circle more than 110 meters in diameter...

Céide Fields - © Colin Majury


Céide Fields

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One of the largest Neolithic sites in the world! A place rich in megaliths and prehistoric remains!

Knocknakilla - Hughie O'Connor - cc


Knocknakilla

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Knocknakilla is a vast megalithic complex located between the villages of Macroom and Millstreet in County Cork. Over 3500...

Aughlish - Leigh Baber

Aughlish

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Aughlish is a megalithic complex of the Bronze Age which counts 6 stone circles and 2 alignments. The place...


What to expect?

Mysterious, the Irish stone circles are said to date from the Neolithic period, at the time of Irish prehistory… There are nowadays a multitude of them in Ireland, and they are still appreciated by visitors. Bearing a meaning still unclear to researchers, these circles offer an authentic and picturesque charm. Not to be missed under any circumstances!