Glebe Stone Circles Explained
| Glebe Stone Circles |
| Native Name: | Ciorcal Liag na Gléibe |
| Native Language: | ga |
| Other Name: | Nymphsfield Stone Circles
Moy Tura Conga |
| Elevation: | 28m (92feet) |
| Coordinates: | 53.5485°N -9.2635°W |
| Location: | Glebe, Cong,
County Mayo, Ireland |
| Built: | c. 2500–500 BC |
| Type: | stone circles |
| Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland |
| Designation1 Offname: | Glebe Stone Circles |
| Designation1 Number: | 146 |
Glebe Stone Circles are standing stones and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1] [2] [3]
Location
Glebe Standing Stones are located about 1.6 km (1 mile) east-northeast of Cong.[4] [5] [6]
History
The circles were first noted by Edward Lhuyd on his tour of Ireland in 1699; William Stukeley later reproduced Lhuyd's unpublished drawings.[7]
William Wilde connected them to the mythical Battle of Moytura:
Description
There are four circles in a variety of styles.
Glebe (North)
About 16m (52feet) in diameter, 23 stones remain, up to 1.2m (03.9feet) in height with cup and ring marks.[8] [9] The monument was later landscaped as a tree ring, and some stones have been disturbed by tree roots.[10]
Nymphsfield 1 (West)
About 10m (30feet) in diameter, the smallest circle.[11]
Tonaleeaun (East)
An embanked recumbent stone circle with an orthostat at the west end.[12]
Nymphsfield 2 (South)
10m (30feet) in diameter with 19 stones.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Magical Places: Nymphsfield Stone Circles, Co. Mayo.
- Web site: Glebe South Stone Circle, Mayo.
- Book: Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600. registration. 234. nymphsfield circles.. Andrew. Halpin. Conor. Newman. 1 January 2006. Oxford University Press. Internet Archive.
- Web site: The Stone Circles of Glebe [Cong]].
- Web site: Cong West. The Megalithic Portal and Megalith. Map.
- Book: Wilde, William R.. Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands: with Notices of Lough Mask. 1 January 1872. Lulu.com. 9781291406757. Google Books.
- Web site: Nymphsfiled stone circles - Glebe, Cong, County Mayo - Sacred Island Guided Tours. Martin. Byrne.
- Web site: GlebeSC.
- Web site: Glebe North Stone Circle, Mayo, Ireland. Ed Hannon-Visions of the. Past. 28 July 2015.
- Book: Halpin, Andrew . Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600 . OUP . 2006 . 234.
- Web site: megalithomania: Cong 2 (Mayo) :: Stone Circle :: Visit notes.
- Web site: megalithomania: Cong 3 (Mayo) :: Stone Circle :: Visit notes.
- Web site: Prehistoric and Early Ireland @ megalithomania.com - Glebe Stone Circle, County Mayo (Cong 4). megalithomania.com. 2016-11-12.
