Sunhoney Stone Circle (Seanhinny)

All pictures copyright © 2000 Martin McCarthy

Looking southeast across the circle. The recumbent stone is at the right hand edge of the picture Large Image (96kb 936x512) Looking north Large Image (148kb 952x681) Looking southwest to the recumbent and flankers from the centre of the circle Large Image (107kb 944x619) Looking northeast across the recumbent from the outside of the circle Large Image (98kb 952x523) Large Image (139kb 1205x489) Large Image (168kb 977x693) Large Image (116kb 1256x644) Large Image (128kb 1093x756) Large Image (145kb 1084x664)

This splendid recumbent stone circle has marvelous views to the south. The fifteen-foot long grey granite recumbent stone has fallen inwards. On its (currently) upper surface are over thirty cup marks. Its colour contrasts stongly with the red rock (granite and gneiss) of the other stones in the circle. The circle is about 28 yards in diameter. The tall stones flanking the recumbent stone are about six and a half and seven and a half feet tall. Within the circle is the remains of a ring cairn 21 yards in diameter. Eight deposits of burnt bone were found within the central space of the ring cairn when it was excavated in 1865.