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Submitted by frogcottage42 on Tuesday, 08 October 2002 Page Views: 7148

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Derrynafinchin
Country: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 3.107 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Cork Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Village: Derrynafinchin
Map Ref: W04756218
Discovery Map Number: D85
Latitude: 51.804341N Longitude: 9.381602W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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kith visited on 8th Dec 2012 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5 I pass close by frequently. Always give acknowledgement to it. A pity it is so close to the tared road and that the gorse encroaches so much. A lovely drive across the mountains from Kilgarvan though.

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**Derrynafinchin** submitted by frogcottage42 : This is actually a very complete circle, it is so close to the road that two stones have been uprooted and dropped into the circle to allow traffic to pass! A fence bisects the site and the other stones are hidden in the gorse. There is parking nearby (Vote or comment on this photo)

Stone Circle in Co.Cork. This circle is at the side of a very scenic minor road between Kilgarvan and Bantry. To get there follow the signs for the motor museum out of Kilgarvan and continue on this road (After about 1 mile you will pass the turning to Gurteen Stone Circle) for about 10 winding miles.

Cork CC have placed signs marking the townland names, large grey slates at the side of the road. When you reach the sign for Derrynafinchin on the right turn next to it and the circle is 60m on the right with a small lay-by 40m further on the left.

It is a shame that the council and the farmer here cannot come together to move the sheep fence a couple of metres to the East which would allow views and access to the whole monument.

This road eventually brings you almost to the sites at Mill Little and Dromkeal and together with fantastic scenery linking these four monuments is a good day out.
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