Beenalaght

Beenalaght

Beenalaght ("An Seisear" in Irish, meaning "The Six") is an alignment of six standing stones located on a flat pasture in Reanthesure, 0.5km west of the village of Bweeng, County Cork, Ireland. It is 13.6km (8.5 miles) south-west of Mallow, on a hill to the west of the Mallow-Coachford Road.cite book | last=Weir, A| year=1980 |title=Early Ireland. A Field Guide | publisher=Blackstaff Press | location=Belfast | pages=p113] (grid ref: 485 873, Latitude: 52.035818N Longitude: 8.751181W [cite web | title=Beenalaght | work= The Megalithic Portal | url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1768 | accessdate=2008-06-11] )

Features

Beenalaght is a thirty six foot alignment of six standing stones, one of which has fallen. Measuring between 6 to 9ft, the two largest stones are placed at each extremity, with the shortest in the middle. Five stones from 1.8m to 3m in height are standing, while a sixth is lying on its side.

History

Beenalaght is thought to have originated as a ritualistic site during the Bronze Age.

ee also

* List of megalithic monuments in Cork

References

*McNally, Kenneth (2006). "Ireland's Ancient Stones" (Belfast: Appletree Press). ISBN 0 8628 1996 2

External links

* [http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1251/Beenalaght.htm Beenalaght stone row at Megalithomania.com]
* [http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/zBeenalaght.htm Irish Megaliths - Photographs of Beenalaght]


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