Beltany Stone Circle

The Beltany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle just south of Raphoe town in County Donegal [1]. It dates from around 2100-700 BC [1]. Beltany is 145 feet across and has 64 stones (originally there would have been at least 80 stones) of varying height and width enclosing an earthen platform [1]. The stones are large with some more than 6 feet in height [1]. The centre is greatly disturbed and most likely was the result of digging by locals in the 1700s for available loose stones to build farmsteads and field boundaries [1]. The enigmatic Stone Circle is situated on the summit of Tops Hill [1]. Several stones are cupmarked [1]. A single ‘outlier’ stone about 2 metres high stands to the southeast of the circle [1].