Rosdoagh Stone Circle is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1]
| Rosdoagh Stone Circle | |
|---|---|
| Native name Irish: Liagchiorcal Ros Dumhach | |
| Druid's Circle Rosdoagh Court Tomb/Cairn | |
  Location of Rosdoagh Stone Circle in Ireland | |
| Type | court cairn |
| Location | Rosdoagh, Rossport, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°16′48″N 9°48′05″W / 54.280103°N 9.801466°W |
| Built | c. 4000–2500 BC |
| Official name | Rosdoagh Stone Circle |
| Reference no. | 386 |
Location edit
Rosdoagh Court Tomb is located 700 m (2,300 ft) southwest of Rossport, near the mouth of the Glenamoy River.[2][3]
History edit
The court cairn was built in the Neolithic Age. It was originally recorded as a "druid's circle" as it appears to the casual observer to be two concentric rings, however it is today recognised as a court cairn.[4]
On older maps, it is labeled "Stone Circle", but the current classification is court tomb.
Description edit
Rosdoagh is a large court cairn, with a near-circular kerb of 33 stones.
It once supported a cairn about 18 m (59 ft) in diameter, with sixteen stones surviving from a large central court, with a diameter of about 9 m (30 ft). A short gallery, orientated roughly SSE-NNW, opens to the court at the SSE.
An oval bank surrounds the whole court cairn, about 27 m × 20 m (30 yd × 22 yd).[5]
References edit
- ^ "Rosdoagh". Schools.prehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Weir, Anthony. "County Mayo - selected monuments". Irishmegaliths.org.uk.
- ^ Burl, Aubrey (1 January 2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300114060 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Rosdoagh Court Tomb - Voices from the Dawn". Voicesfromthedawn.com.
- ^ "SURVEY OF THE MEGALITHIC TOMBS OF IRELAND" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 28 September 2018.