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<< Our Photo Pages >> Eightercua - Stone Row / Alignment in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kerry

Submitted by Tom_Bullock on Tuesday, 01 October 2002  Page Views: 14042

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Eightercua
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Kerry Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Nearest Town: Waterville  Nearest Village: Eightercua
Map Ref: V51206465
Discovery Map Number: D83
Latitude: 51.814848N  Longitude: 10.15851W
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
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 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.
 3 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
 5

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jeffrep visited on 27th Apr 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2

Klingon visited on 25th Mar 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 2

Runemage visited There was no public access when I visited and none of the images we have seem to be taken close to these stones. They are easily visible from the road.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 2

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by ladrin : The site is said to be a burial place of princess /priestess Sceine from the time of the Milesians conquest. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A Row of Four Stones (Alignment) in Kerry

Row length: 30 feet, Number of stones: 4
This is a very impressive stone row with four very large stones up to ten feet in height, extending E-W for 30 feet. The S side shows evidence of an enclosure (or base of a cairn). Remnants of a tomb adjacent to it are visible as well. Request access at the small withe bungalow near the place.
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Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by ladrin : Requets acces in the small withe bungalow near the place. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by Klingon : Shoot trough a telephoto lens, direct access is difficult. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by ladrin : Impressive stone row and beautiful location (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by jeffrep : Eightercua Stone Row, south of Waterville in County Kerry. One observer has pointed out the remnants of a possible tomb suggesting a ritual purpose, while another points out two additional smaller stones in the area suggesting a stone circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by jeffrep : A four-stone alignment, Eightercua consists of four stones, the tallest of which nears 10 feet in height. The alignment extends in an east-west direction for some 25 feet.

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by ladrin : The site has superb location, you cen see the Skellig Michael rock in the distant from the nearby route.

Eightercua
Eightercua submitted by ladrin : Oval eclosure adjacent to the row.

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Re: Eightercua by Andy B on Sunday, 06 May 2018
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Class Stone row
Townland ÍOCHTAR CUA
SMR No. KE098-047002-
Description This four-stone row is situated in a prominent position on the crest of a ridge running between Lough Currane and Ballinskelligs Bay, and commands extensive views in all directions. The field in which the site is located has recently been reclaimed, and an enclosure incorporates the monument on its NW side. The stone row is aligned ENE-WSW and is 8.6m long. The orthostat at ENE inclines heavily to N, and measures 1.7m x 1.55m x .3m; between it and the second stone is a prostrate slab. The second stone, 1.28m to WSW, stands 1.9m high and measures .85m x .65m at base. Disposed at right angles to its SE face is a slab set on edge which measures .88m high, 1.17m wide and .25m thick. The third stone, .95m to WSW, stands 2.72m high and measures 1.52m x .52m at base. A further .5m to WSW is the fourth stone, which is irregular in elevation, particularly along its NE edge; it stands 2.8m high and its basal dimensions are 2.1m x .32m. Lying against its SE face is a large slab, the function of which is unclear. The remains of an old wall occur between the orthostats and spill downslope to NW. Analysing the significance of the stone row's orientation, Lynch concluded that it was aligned on the setting sun at the winter solstice (1981b, 26). Ó Nualláin, however, expressed doubt about the status of this monument because of its location on the perimeter of the enclosure (1988, 200). It is reputed to mark the burial place of Sceine, the wife of Amergin, the Milesian leader (Barrington 1976, 284). The enclosure, suboval in plan, incorporates the stone row on its NW side. Internally it measures 15.5m NW-SE x 13.8m NE-SW. The bank, which has been greatly denuded since Lynch's description of it (1902b, 331), appears to be composed of earth intermixed with stone. It is 1.3m high externally at W, and its top is almost flush with the interior. Lynch excavated a portion of it and found it to be constructed of stone; he recorded it as four feet (1.2m) wide and three feet (.9m) high (1902b, 331). A 1m wide entrance-like gap occurs at E and is flanked on its N side by a large upright, 1.12m high. A slab set on edge defines its S side. Two other slabs lying nearby may have formed part of the entrance. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 109. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

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Re: Eightercua by Anonymous on Thursday, 16 April 2009
Any more history of the site please. and is it aligned with the sun or planets ??

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