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<< Our Photo Pages >> Reanascreena - Stone Circle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 14823

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Reanascreena Alternative Name: Reenascreena
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 2.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Cork Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Clonakilty  Nearest Village: Reanascreena
Map Ref: W2640441058
Discovery Map Number: D86
Latitude: 51.617808N  Longitude: 9.063284W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Reanascreena
Reanascreena submitted by Celia_Haddon : Photo by Celia Haddon (Vote or comment on this photo)
A circle of 12 large stones (2 forming a portal, with the axial stone opposite) is surrounded by a low earthen bank with a shallow ditch, similar to the circle at Glantane East. The axis points WSW and thus, unlike the nearby circles of Bohonagh and Drombeg does not relate to the sunset at either solstices or equinox.

There are several other axial-stone circles in the neighbourhood, including one marked 'Stone Circle' on ½ in sheet 24, 3.2km (2 miles) due N of the Reanascreena site and 100 meters E of a byroad in Maulatanvally. Only 7 stones survive, including one portal stone 1.4 meters high. Small quartz pebbles surround a central white quartz boulder.
Access: (4.8km (3ml) NNW of Ross Carbery and 800km (1/2ml) NW of a byroad at a height of 170m (570ft) and 3.2km (2ml) due S of the 'Stone Circle' marked on the map. [AW]

This is difficult to find and is two or three fields away from the road. The first farmhouse I asked at had somebody in the house who refused to come to the door. I got lucky second time with another farm. [CH]

Note: Photo © Celia Haddon
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Reanascreena submitted by KenWilliams : Reanascreena after a heavy bout of rain, a ten minute interlude of sun illuminating the stones wonderfully. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reanascreena submitted by Bladup : Reanascreena stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reanascreena submitted by Johnny : Reanascreena, or Reenascreena Stone Circle, Co. Cork (W265 410): The "ring of the shrine", is a delightful monument which amply repays the considerable effort required to reach it. Emerging from an abundance of reeds this twelve stone circle is just over 9m in diameter and is unusual in being surrounded by a wide ditch (often full of water!) and an equally wide low bank with no gap f... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reanascreena submitted by Ebor : Reanascreena Stone Circle (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reanascreena submitted by Bladup : Reanascreena stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Reanascreena submitted by Bladup

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Reanascreena submitted by Bladup

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Reanascreena submitted by Johnny : Reanascreena Stone Circle, Co. Cork (W265 410): See other photo for a description of this particularly wonderful site.

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Reanascreena submitted by Ebor : Reanascreena at twilight!

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Re: Reanascreena by karolus on Tuesday, 28 March 2023
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Does anyone know which is the best side to access Reanascreena Circle? It is several fields in from all roads around, with 2 farms and tracks leading just to its south. Also 2 the East the lane looks 2 fields away. Any help appreciated :0
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    Re: Reanascreena by Bladup on Tuesday, 28 March 2023
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    From what i remember (My photo's above are far older than the date i put them on here) there was no problem visiting from the East, The field gates take you there (No jumping over walls or barbed wire), I do remember it felt further from the road than i thought it would be though.
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Re: Reanascreena by Anonymous on Thursday, 13 June 2019
I've noticed that it says it is a circle of 12 large stones, there are actually 13.
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Re: Reanascreena by Andy B on Sunday, 06 May 2018
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Class Stone circle - multiple-stone
Townland REANASCREENA SOUTH
SMR No. CO134-032----
Description On level patch of ground near top of low rounded hill. Excavated in 1961 (Fahy 1962, 59-69). Circle complete comprising thirteen stones. They are 0.65m to 1.1m L, 0.35m to 0.7m T and 0.85m to 1.5m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned ENE-WSW, is 9.25m. External fosse (D 0.4m; Wth c. 3.75,) surrounds circle; bank to outside (H 0.2m; Wth c. 3.5m); overall diameter c. 24m. Two pits found within circle, one of which contained fragments of cremated bone. Series of conjoined pits containing soil and broken stone found beneath bank to E, considered contemporary with it. (O Nualláin 1984, 23, no. 34; Roberts 1988, Ch. 6, no. 13) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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