Carrigaphooca Stone Circle

Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is a stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.^[2][3][4] It is situated 4.4 km (2.7 mi) west of Macroom, immediately east of Carrigaphooca Castle, north of the N22, and near the confluence of the River Sullane and River Foherish.^[5] The name means "stone of the púca" (ghost or fairy).^[6]

Carrigaphooca Stone Circle
Native name Liagchiorcal Charraig an Phúca (Irish)
Location of Carrigaphooca Stone Circle in Ireland
Type	stone circle
Location	Carrigaphooca, Clondrohid, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	51.90959°N 9.02499°W / 51.90959; -9.02499
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Built	1700–800 BC
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Carrigaphooca[1]
Reference no.	255

There were five stones: four standing and one inclined,^[7] but now only three remain.^[8] The circle's diameter was approximately 5.5 m (18 ft).^[9][8]