Ireland
Castleruddery Motte
Archaeological site · County Wicklow
Recumbent stone circle
Castleruddery Stone Circle
Ireland
Donard
national monument of Ireland
About
Castleruddery Stone Circle is a recumbent stone circle and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Castleruddery Stone Circle is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of Stratford-on-Slaney, 300 m (330 yd) north of the River Slaney.
Castleruddery Stone Circle is 30 m (98 ft) in diameter. It is composed of 29 stones, some of which are decorated with cup marks. The circle has two enormous recumbent white quartz portal stones at the entrance, each weighing at least 15 tons. The circle itself is surrounded by an embankment about 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high. The 4.5 m (15 ft) metre wide bank has an opening in the east.
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