Ireland

Bohonagh

Bronze Age axial stone circle, County Cork, Ireland

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Bohonagh is an axial stone circle located 2.4 km east of Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland. The circle is thought to date from the Bronze Age. A boulder burial is sited nearby (grid ref: 308 368).

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Excavation

1959

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DolmensGraves
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Petroglyphs
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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

51.58° N, -9.00° E