Killadangan Stone Circle, & Standing Stones Info & Photo Gallery

SE side of the circle

Name: Killadangan Stone Circle, Standing Stones, Stone Row and cooking sites.

 

Location:  Killadangan Townland, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland

 

 

Access: There is a small layby on the R335, close to the gated entrance to the area, the area is a seaside wetland so alot of deep pools and can become swamped at high tide, so care is needed.

 

Description: A megalithic site that includes a Stone Circle, Stone Row, and outliner Standing Stones. The Stone Circle is mostly covered over and hard to see, with lot of the stones grown over with moss. The Stone Row stands out and had a roughly N to S alinement. There are three outliner Standing Stones on the East, West and Southwest sides of the Stone Circle, with the stone row being NE of the circle.

 

Traditional Lore: 

 

SW outliner Standing stone with The Reek behind

SW Outliner Standing stones

East side of the circle

 

Information:

 

Measurements: 

 

NE side of Circle

Eastern outliner Stones

SouthWestern Stone

Lat. 57.781 N :  Long. : -9.6034 W

Other Sites close by : Murrisk East Standing Stone - Murrisk Center Standing Stone - Murrisk West Standing Stone - Killadagan Stone Row -

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Last Updated - August 13, 2024

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