The Uragh Stone Circle is a neolithic stone circle near Gleninchaquin Park, Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland.
Situated near Lough Inchiquin, it consists of five megaliths. The largest stone is ten feet (3 m) high and the circle is eight feet (2.4 m) in diameter. There are two brilliant quartz stones at the south, as well as one off center within the ring.
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