Carrigagulla (''
Irish'': Carraig an Ghiolla) is a
megalithic
A megalith is a large Rock (geology), stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. More than 35,000 megalithic structures have been identified across Europe, ranging ...
complex 2.9 km north-east of
Ballinagree
Ballinagree (), sometimes Ballynagree, is a small village situated at the foot of the Boggeragh Mountains in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, in the Parish of Aghinagh, which also has ...
,
County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster ...
, Ireland.
It consists of an
axial stone circle, two
stone rows, and an
ogham
Ogham (also ogam and ogom, , Modern Irish: ; , later ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish language ( scholastic ...
stone, which has been moved around a half mile away.
Features
Carrigagulla A is an stone circle consisting of 16 standing stones circling a central slab. It is thought that there originally may have been 17 stones with one more placed in the middle of the circle. The Carrigagulla NE stone row consists of five stones, four of which have been moved and are now used as gates. The stone row at Carrigagulla SW is built from three stones, one of which has fallen.
Carrigagulla Ogham Stone was 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.
References
Sources
* ''Denis Power (1997). ''Archaeological inventory of County Cork, Volume 3: Mid Cork, 6435 P10.'' ColorBooks. ''
External links
Irish Megaliths - Selected Monuments in County CorkMegalithomaniaCarrigagulla SW
{{European Standing Stones
Megalithic monuments in Ireland
Archaeological sites in County Cork
Stone circles in Ireland
National monuments in County Cork