Carrigagulla

Nearest town:
Cookstown (19km SE)
OS reference:
W370834
OS sheet:
79
Latitude:
51° 59' 57.19 N
Longitude:
8° 55' 2.67 W
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Image of Carrigagulla (Stone Circle) by Meic

11th September 2012.
the sign pointing into the field for the circle !

Image credit: Michael Mitchell
Meic
Meic Oct 17, 2012
Image of Carrigagulla (Stone Circle) by GLADMAN

Note the low recumbent, centre left. Yeah, it’s a runt of an example... but in some ways this makes it more special?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 30, 2011
Image of Carrigagulla (Stone Circle) by CianMcLiam

Sadly overgrown, this circle must have looked fantastic before the hedge beside it started to consume it.

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Jul 9, 2006

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Carrigagulla

Meic
Meic Oct 17, 2012

As Bawn 79 says, this circle is signposted from the road. I checked with the farmer who gaveme good directions, mentioning that quite a few people end up getting lost looking for it !
There is actually a wooden sign pointing you into the field which is fairly overgrown with Rushes and is wet ! Instead of going through the field, I walked down the boreen to the old farm and crossed the small stream to wander over to the circle.
It’s a great little multi-stone circle but could definitely do with a bit of vegetation clearance. Brambles are encroaching from the hedgerow and the circle itself has been engulfed by Rushes.
That aside...... as I said earlier it’s a great circle. I count 15 stones still standing – including the low recumbant and the 2 radially set portal stones. A couple of stones have fallen and near the centre lies another. It is aligned just off NE-SW at 245 degrees,which according to Jack Roberts, is for the Cross Quarter.
I take several photo’s and admire the extensive views. Carrigagulla NE circle is only about 500 yards away to the North but is hidden in the forestry.
Get to this one if you can – it’s well worth the walk !

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bawn79
bawn79 Sep 22, 2011

This circle is at the end of a long lane. There is a sign-post to the circle so that is always a good sign regarding access as you have to walk practically through the yard of a farm to get onto the lane. Its a long walk down, maybe 1.5km but the lane is in good condition and the site itself is well worth the walk.

The circle itself is in great condition and I assume all the stones are there and in there original positions. It is noted on Jack Roberts map as having an orientation to the Feb / Nov Cross Quarter days.

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greywether
greywether Jan 12, 2004

This (the SW circle) is the better of two circles in the area.

It has two portal stones, a central stone and a recumbent.

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