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Court cairn in County Mayo, Ireland
Rosdoagh Stone Circle
Native name
Liagchiorcal Ros Dumhach (Irish)
Druid's Circle
Rosdoagh Court Tomb/Cairn
Rosdoagh Court Tomb is located in IrelandRosdoagh Court TombLocation of Rosdoagh Stone Circle in Ireland
Typecourt cairn
LocationRosdoagh, Rossport,
County Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates54°16′48″N 9°48′05″W / 54.280103°N 9.801466°W / 54.280103; -9.801466
Builtc. 4000–2500 BC
National monument of Ireland
Official nameRosdoagh Stone Circle
Reference no.386

Rosdoagh Stone Circle is a court cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.

Location

Rosdoagh Court Tomb is located 700 m (2,300 ft) southwest of Rossport, near the mouth of the Glenamoy River.

History

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.

On older maps, it is labeled "Stone Circle", but the current classification is court tomb.

Description

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).

References

  1. "Rosdoagh". Schools.prehistory.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. Weir, Anthony. "County Mayo - selected monuments". Irishmegaliths.org.uk.
  3. Burl, Aubrey (1 January 2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300114060 – via Google Books.
  4. "Rosdoagh Court Tomb - Voices from the Dawn". Voicesfromthedawn.com.
  5. "SURVEY OF THE MEGALITHIC TOMBS OF IRELAND" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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