Maughanasilly Stone Row
Native name
Irish: Galláin Fhearann Mhacha na Sailí
Maughanasilly Stone Row is located in Ireland
Maughanasilly Stone Row
Location of Maughanasilly Stone Row in Ireland
Typestone row
LocationMaughanasilly, Kealkill,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°46′14″N 9°23′13″W / 51.770430°N 9.386835°W / 51.770430; -9.386835
Elevation122 m (400 ft)
Builtc. 1600–1500 BC
Official nameMaughanasilly Stone Row

Maughanasilly Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2][3][4]

Location

The stone row is located to the northeast of Lough Atooreen, on the eastern slopes of Knockbreteen, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) north of Kealkill. Another stone circle is at Illane, 1.1 km (0.68 mi) NNE of Maughanasilly.[5][6]

History

Maughanasilly Stone Row was erected during the Bronze Age, c. 1600–1500 BC, making it contemporary with the Indo-Aryan migrations and the rise of Shang China, the New Kingdom of Egypt and Mycenaean Greece. It was used for archaeoastronomical purposes, for making observations of lunar standstills and equinoxes.[7][8]

It was excavated in 1977 by Ann Lynch.[9][10] Shallow pits were found with quartz pebbles scattered around. Two flint scrapers were also found.[11][12]

Description

There are five standing stones and one prostrate stone, aligned approximate NE-SW.[13] The tallest stone is 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) high and weighs about 8 tonnes.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Celtic studies, history, linguistics and literature". The Academy. 9 November 1988 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Lynch, Ann (9 November 1981). Man and environment in South-West Ireland, 4000 B.C.-A.D. 800: a study of man's impact on the development of soil and vegetation. B.A.R. ISBN 9780860541127 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Edwards, Kevin J.; Warren, William P. (9 November 1985). The Quaternary history of Ireland. ISBN 9780122327308 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Murchadha, Ciarán Ó; Society, Clare Archaeological and Historical (9 November 2017). County Clare studies: essays in memory of Gerald O'Connell, Seán Ó Murchadha, Thomas Coffey and Pat Flynn. Clare Archaeological and Historical Society. ISBN 9780953936311 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "megalithomania: Maughanasilly (Cork) :: Stone Row or Alignment :: Visit notes". www.megalithomania.com.
  6. ^ Pip. "MAUGHNASILLY STONE ROW/MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS OF IRELAND.COM". www.megalithicmonumentsofireland.com.
  7. ^ "Maughanasilly Stone Row - Roaringwater Journal". roaringwaterjournal.com.
  8. ^ Heggie, D. C. (5 August 1982). Archaeoastronomy in the Old World. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521247344 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John; Cosgrove, Art (9 November 1976). A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198217374 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "A return to Maughanasilly and Kealkill". ancientstones.blogspot.ie.
  11. ^ "Maughanasilly". www.themodernantiquarian.com.
  12. ^ Thom, Alexander; Thom, Archibald Stevenson; Burl, Aubrey (31 December 1990). Stone rows and standing stones: Britain, Ireland and Brittany. B.A.R. ISBN 9780860547082 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Wilson, Mike. "Maughanasilly Stone Row ~ mega-what.com Ancient Sacred Places". www.mega-what.com.
  14. ^ "Maughanasilly". www.irishstones.org.
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