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<< Our Photo Pages >> Gurteen stone circle - Stone Circle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kerry

Submitted by BrethynDa on Sunday, 13 October 2002  Page Views: 10734

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Gurteen stone circle Alternative Name: Gorteen
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Kerry Type: Stone Circle

Map Ref: W00536983
Discovery Map Number: D85
Latitude: 51.872338N  Longitude: 9.444959W
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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kith visited on 6th Dec 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Site was re visited three years after my first visit in order to record GPS co ordinates with a Garmin Glo device. The location at the circle centre is :- 51.87215,-9.44516

Kith visited on 15th Feb 2013 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Recent work with a large digger (currently still on site) within a few metres of the circle detracts from the site at present. Also much rampant gorse pushing up around the outer stones. Still a site well worth visiting though.

kith visited on 1st Dec 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Recent work with a large digger (currently still on site) within a few metres of the circle detracts from the site at present. Also much rampant gorse pushing up around the outer stones. Still a site well worth visiting though.



Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 4

Gurteen stone circle
Gurteen stone circle submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking north. The recumbent axial stone in the foreground. The boulder burial just showing itself above the grass in the centre. Photo taken January 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This lovely site is a short drive south from Kilgarvan village and only a very short walk from the roadside. The views are great on a clear day and you have the bonus of two sites in one; a fine multiple stone circle and a boulder burial placed in the centre of the circle. A large standing stone is in an adjacent field to the south.

SW of Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry. Portal stones at NW. Accessible by foot after a 10-minute drive from Kilgarvan. Ask for directions at O'Suilleabhain's Pub in the village.

Note to visitors: if you find yourself in a farmyard with three ferocious dogs, you've gone too far. Go back down the hill and look for the metal gate on the right. The circle is on a small hill beyond the gate.
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Gurteen stone circle submitted by GaelicLaird : The site is located in an impressive landscape. Photo taken January 2023. (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Gurteen stone circle
Gurteen stone circle submitted by BrethynDa : Gurteen Stone Circle SW of Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry. Portal stones at NW. Accessible by foot after a 10-minute drive from Kilgarvan. Ask for directions at O'Suilleabhain's Pub in the village. Note to visitors: if you find yourself in a farmyard with three ferocious dogs, you've gone too far. Go back down the hill and look for the metal gate on the right. The circle is on a small hill beyond the ga... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gurteen stone circle
Gurteen stone circle submitted by GaelicLaird : Looking to the south as the sun rolls down the western flank of nearby Gullaba Hill. The two outlier stones in the foreground form a corridor to the portal stones and your view extends across the circle beyond the boulder burial and over the axial stone on the far side. Photo taken January 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Gurteen stone circle
Gurteen stone circle submitted by GaelicLaird : Photo taken January 2023. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Gurteen stone circle submitted by kith : Photo taken 6th December 2015

Gurteen stone circle
Gurteen stone circle submitted by kith : Looking North from the centre of the circle. GPS/Glonass co ords: 51.87214,-9.44516

Gurteen stone circle
Gurteen stone circle submitted by kith : Photo taken February 2013 looking due North

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Re: Gurteen by GaelicLaird on Tuesday, 18 April 2023
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This lovely site is a short drive south from Kilgarvan village and only a very short walk from the roadside. The views are great on a clear day and you have the bonus of two sites in one; a fine multiple stone circle and a boulder burial placed in the centre of the circle. A large standing stone is in an adjacent field to the south. Worth a visit.

The multiple stone circle is recorded as site KE094-021001-

In rough pasture, to the N of the Glashagorour River and overlooked by a hillock to the S. This stone circle (diam. 10.5m) consists of eleven stones (L 0.6-2.8m; T 0.3-0.6m; H 0.7-1.5m), one of which is prostrate. Two further stones (H 1m and 0.75m), stand radially to the circumference of the circle and form a short entrance passage at NE. The axial stone is a fine regular slab with an internal bevel on its top surface and unusually, it is the largest stone of the circle.

The boulder burial is recorded as site KE094-021002-

The monument is centrally placed within a multiple-stone circle (KE094-021001-) and consists of a rounded boulder (2.5m x 1.6m; min. T 0.6m). The tops of several support-stones are visible under the boulder but they are largely concealed in the boggy ground. The thin slab-like stone, noted by Ó Nualláin as standing beside the boulder (1978, 97), and which clearly formed part of it, has been repositioned on its top. (Ó Nualláin 1978, 97, no. 37)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

1. Ó Nualláin, S. 1984a A survey of stone circles in Cork and Kerry. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 84C, 1-77.
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