Carrigagulla

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Carrigagulla is a megalithic complex located 2.9 km north East of Ballinagree, County Cork, Ireland. It comprises two recumbent stone circles, two stone rows, and an ogham stone (moved).

Contents 1 Archaeology 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Archaeology

• Carrigagulla A

A 7.8 meter diameter stone circle comprising fifteen standing stones circling a central slab. It is thought that there originally may have been seventeen stones in place ^[1]. Grid Ref: W 371 835

• Carrigagulla NE

A Stone Row comprising 5 stones, 4 of which have been moved and are now used as gates. W 371 829

• Carrigagulla Ogham Stone

Discovered by Coillte Teoranta during peat cutting, but the exact location of the find is not known. It has been housed in Cork Public Museum since 1940.

[edit] See also

List of megalithic monuments in Cork

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Entry at irishmegaliths.org.uk
• Entry at megalithomania.com
• Map of Carrigagulla A from themodernantiquarian.com