Templebryan : Stone Circle
Visit Notes
Sunday, 23rd June 2002
I don't care if this one's slightly ruined, it's very nice indeed. The stones on the north side (nearest the field) have gone or fallen, but the recumbent stone is still in place. And that is a great big almost cubic stone.
The tallest of the remaining stones is to the north east and is 1.7m tall. This may have been one f the stones opposite the axial recumbent.
I got talking to the farmer who said that after Grange Lios, in Limerick, was on the news he has studied the circle at sunrise and sunset at the cardinal times of year and seems to think there is an alignment, although he wasn't too clear on which one it was.
The main let down for this circle is its proximity to the road.
Sunday, 20th April 2003
This was the start of what was to be a very, very long day. I had decided to see how many stone circles I could visit in one day, with the goal set at 50 ... a little crazy even by my standards! Some bad decisions (like starting here) and some unexpected moments of falling love with a couple of sites and staying at them far too long, meant that I 'only' managed 26 stone circles plus some other sites. My previous best of 32 sites in a day still remains intact I think.
Templebryan, although ruined, is a lovely circle. Its ease of access and the existence of the axial stone tell you all about the site. And don't forget - it has that lovely quartz boulder in the centre ... you can't beat a bit of quartz, surprisingly something I was to see quite a bit of today.
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Saturday, 9th July 2005
As an introduction to Cork axial stone circles Templebryan may not seem like an obvious choice, but it���s easy to reach and, even in its semi-ruinous state is still great. It still has its fine axial stone, one of its entrance stones and enough stones to demonstrate the way they reduce in height from the entrance to the axial stone.
At the moment the field is a bit smelly having recently been planted with cabbages, but while you���re concentrating on the circle you can ignore this.
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