On Thursday 21 September 2017, with the kind permission of the landowner, I observed the Autumn equinox sunrise over a near cloudless horizon at Bohonagh Stone Circle east of Rosscarbery in Co. Cork, Ireland. This is a stone circle of the Cork/Kerry series in the recumbent style, and originally consisted of 13 stones. There is a well defined axial orientation of the two portal/entrance stones and the recumbent stone on the opposite side of the circle to the equinox sunrise around 21 March and 21 September each year. Dr. Edward M. Fahy excavated the site in the Autumn of 1959, establishing that 6 of the original stones remained in position, three others had fallen, and four had been taken by 'stone robbers.' On completion of ... Read More

On Thursday 21 September 2017, with the kind permission of the landowner, I observed the Autumn equinox sunrise over a near cloudless horizon at Bohonagh Stone Circle east of Rosscarbery in Co. Cork, Ireland. This is a stone circle of the Cork/Kerry series in the ... Read More

On Sunday 18 December 2016, I set off with Terence Meaden from our base in Rosscarbery Co. Cork, Ireland to Sheep's Head Peninsula in West Cork in search of the Caherurlagh Prehistoric holed stone. After arrival at the old butterhouse building at the Black Gate in Kilcrohane, it took us approximately an hour to locate the elusive stone, signposted 20 metres south of the Sheep's Head Way walking trail, arriving shortly before sunset. The setting sun, which had earlier been revealed in all its glory for a few short minutes, was to be obscured by cloud during our visit.     The hole in the stone is narrower on one side than the other. The man with a bigger hand put his through the wider side and the ... Read More

On Sunday 18 December 2016, I set off with Terence Meaden from our base in Rosscarbery Co. Cork, Ireland to Sheep's Head Peninsula in West Cork in search of the Caherurlagh Prehistoric holed stone. After arrival at the old butterhouse building at the Black Gate in ... Read More

During September 2016 I spent a week in Clonaklity Co. Cork, Ireland, and at that time was provided with an opportunity to visit Templebryan stone circle and associated features, including the nearby ogham stone known as Cloughnakilla and the bullaun stone, a 'wart well' at the foot of the ogham stone. The location of the site is provided here by Megalithic Ireland and here on the Megalithic Portal. Templebryan is a recumbent stone circle approximately 2.5km north of Clonakilty near the village of Shannonvale. Four of its original perimeter stones remain upright and a fifth is nearly fallen. Nine stones were recorded as standing in the eighteenth century. Off centre in the central region of the circle is a quartz stone said to be known locally ... Read More

During September 2016 I spent a week in Clonaklity Co. Cork, Ireland, and at that time was provided with an opportunity to visit Templebryan stone circle and associated features, including the nearby ogham stone known as Cloughnakilla and the bullaun stone, a 'wart well' at ... Read More

During a visit to Eire in September 2016, I spent some time in the Kerry mountains close to the village of Beaufort at the foot of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range in Co. Kerry.  Shortly after arrival, I purchased a local ordnance survey map and, as the Dunloe ogham stones were marked as between Beaufort Village and the nearby Gap of Dunloe, I decided to pay a visit to the site. The inscriptions on the eight stones and their exact location are identified here by Megalithic Ireland. Ogham was a form of writing used around the time Christianity came to Ireland in the 5th century AD and consisted of lines and strokes, normally carved along the edge of a stone.   [caption id="attachment_2791" align="aligncenter" width="742"] Dunloe ogham ... Read More

During a visit to Eire in September 2016, I spent some time in the Kerry mountains close to the village of Beaufort at the foot of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range in Co. Kerry.  Shortly after arrival, I purchased a local ordnance survey map and, ... Read More