Stone Circles
Stone Circles can be found worldwide but are most notorious in the British, Irish, and Scottish landscapes. Stones can be small, medium, and large, often dug into the ground as deep as they rise above the ground. A Stone Circle is a circular ring of stones, often with a defined entrance between two stones, with arrangements often related to the path of the rising and setting sun or the moon at sacred times of the year or in geographic alignment with other sites, hills, and circles.
The Fairy-Go-Round Ring Fort, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland
A tourist-attraction with a petting farm, this privately owned attraction is 10 km west of Dingle in the parish of Kilvickadownig. Its along the world famous Slea Head Drive. This Ring fort, also known as a "Rath", "Lios", or "Fairy Fort" is a circular ancient pre-Celtic settlement
Ancient history 5000-600 BCEBronze Age 3500-1200 BCEFolklorePrehistory 3 MILLION-5000 BPRaths and Ringforts
Irish Fairy Forts
“Fairy Forts” are the names given especially by the Irish, Cornish, and other residents of the Isles around Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Britain who strongly believe in the faerie folk. This is a localized term for the “raths”, “ringforts”, “lios”, “hillforts”, “rounds”, “earthen mounds”, or circular dwellings found in England, Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and Wales.
Mass or Cross Rocks
Mass Rocks: Generally, a "Mass Rock" was used as an altar in the mid-17th century for Catholic masses in Ireland and Scotland or regions where the Protestants persecuted the Catholics. In Irish they were called Carraig an Aifrinn.
Holy Wells around Cork, Ireland
We're working on a full listing of all the holy wells around Cork, Ireland.
Rag Trees and Money Trees
"Wishing Trees" are very common throughout Ireland, England, and Scotland. They are usually individual trees upon which "folk magic", "folk spells", "faerie offerings", or "prayers" are offered. Sometimes it is particular to a specific species, where the tree lives, or how it looks.