 Bocan Stone Circle | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Culdaff |
|---|---|
| Region | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°16′20″N 7°08′53″W / 55.27222°N 7.14805°W / 55.27222; -7.14805 |
| Type | Stone circle |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
Bocan Stone Circle is a stone circle situated near the village of Culdaff in the north of Inishowen, a peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
Description
The stone circle is located on Bocan Hill, just outside the village of Culdaff on the Inishowen peninsula. It is situated in a heather-covered field.
The stone circle has a diameter of about 18.3 metres. Only seven of the stones are currently standing, the others are fallen or broken. There were originally around 30 stones, some up to 2 metres tall. Two tall stones seem to mark an entrance. Opposite this entrance are two smaller stones, and it has been suggested that the stone circle is aligned on an east-west axis between Slieve Snaght and Jura, Scotland, which is visible on a clear day. In 1816 it was reported that "graves" with "earthen urns" had been uncovered in the circle.
References
- ^ Coyle, Cathal (2016). The Little Book of Donegal. The History Press. p. 42. ISBN 0750969210.
- Fallon, Steve; Yale, Pat (1998). Ireland. Lonely Planet. p. 573. ISBN 0864425309.
- ^ Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany. Yale University Press. p. 83. ISBN 0300083475.