Castleruddery Stone Circle

Castleruddery Stone Circle
Native name Liagchiorcal Chaisleán an Ridire (Irish)
Druidical Circle
Type	recumbent stone circle
Location	Castleruddery Lower, Donard, County Wicklow, Ireland
Coordinates	52°59′28″N6°38′13″W / 52.991202°N 6.636809°W / 52.991202; -6.636809
Area	Slaney Valley
Built	c. 2500 BC
Location of Castleruddery Stone Circle in Ireland
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Castleruddery
Reference no.	441 [1]

View of Castleruddery Stone Circle

Castleruddery Stone Circle is a recumbent stone circle and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland. ^{[2] [3]}

Location

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. ^[4]

History

The stone circle was built c. 2505 BC. ^[5]

Description

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, ^[6] 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. ^[7]

References

1. "National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
2. "Castleruddery Stone Circle".
3. "Castleruddery Druid Stone Circle - Wicklow - Travel to Ireland and Thin Places". 19 July 2014.
4. "Ireland In Ruins: Castleruddery Stone Circle Co Wicklow".
5. edmooneyphotography (14 May 2013). "Castleruddery Stone Circle".
6. Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 319. ISBN   0 906362 43 1.
7. "Castleruddery Stone Circle - Wicklow County Tourism".