. . . . . "Der Steinkreis von Beltany (irisch An Bhealtaine) oder Beltany Tops liegt rund drei Kilometer s\u00FCdlich von Raphoe im County Donegal in Irland. Der Name Beltany geht auf das keltische Fruchtbarkeitsfest Beltane oder Beltaine zur\u00FCck. Der Steinkreis hat einen Durchmesser von mehr als 44 Metern und besteht aus 64 erhaltenen Steinen auf einer 1 bis 1,2 Meter hohen Plattform auf einem H\u00FCgel, genannt Tops. Urspr\u00FCnglich k\u00F6nnte der Kreis aus 80 Steinen bestanden haben. Die Steine mit einer durchschnittlichen H\u00F6he von 1,6 m stehen eng nebeneinander und bilden einen Ring um die im Inneren liegende Plattform (ein niedriger Grabh\u00FCgel). Sie weisen damit Parallelen zu den 100 km s\u00FCdwestlich gelegenen Megalithanlagen von Carrowmore auf. Einige der Passage Tombs von Carrowmore besitzen noch den charakteristischen Steinring, der die Begrenzung des Cairns bildet. Beltany wird daher als eine \u00DCbergangsform zwischen Passage Tomb und Steinkreis angesehen. Aubrey Burl (1926\u20132009) nimmt an, dass es sich bei Beltany um einen der ersten Steinkreise handelt, der vor 3000 v. Chr. entstanden ist. Andere ordnen ihn in die irische Bronzezeit (1400-800 v. Chr.) ein."@de . . . . "1047021585"^^ . . . . . . . . . "Beltany is a Bronze Age stone circle just south of Raphoe town in County Donegal, Ireland. It dates from circa 2100-700 BC. There is evidence that it may also have been the sacred site of Neolithic monuments, possibly early passage tombs. It overlooks the now destroyed passage tomb complex at Kilmonaster and Beltany is dominated by Croghan Hill to the east on the summit of which there sits a Neolithic mound most likely a passage tomb (though never excavated)."@en . "Is \u00E9ard at\u00E1 i gCiorcal Cloch na Bealtaine ciorcal cloch 64 doch mh\u00F3r timpeall ar ard\u00E1n \u00EDseal cr\u00E9 at\u00E1 lonnaithe i R\u00E1th Bhoth i dT\u00EDr Chonaill. D\u2019fh\u00E9adfadh s\u00E9 go raibh timpeall is 80 cloch ann i dtosach. T\u00E1 ceann de na clocha ar an taobh thoir thuaidh den chiorcal maisithe le f\u00E1inn\u00ED cup\u00E1n - log\u00E1in bheaga chiorcalacha - ar an taobh istigh. Is cos\u00FAil go raibh feidhm faoi leith ag cloch \u00E1irithe, cloch at\u00E1 tuairim is 2 mh\u00E9adar ar airde, at\u00E1 ina seasamh ar an taobh thoir theas den chiorcal \u00F3 thaobh deasghn\u00E1tha a bh\u00EDodh ar si\u00FAl sa chiorcal."@ga . . . . . . "Beltany stone circle"@en . . . . "4176"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "POINT(-7.6046667098999 54.85041809082)"^^ . . . . "-7.604666709899902"^^ . . . . . "Beltany"@de . . . . "54.85041809082031"^^ . "54.85041666666667 -7.604666666666667" . . "Is \u00E9ard at\u00E1 i gCiorcal Cloch na Bealtaine ciorcal cloch 64 doch mh\u00F3r timpeall ar ard\u00E1n \u00EDseal cr\u00E9 at\u00E1 lonnaithe i R\u00E1th Bhoth i dT\u00EDr Chonaill. D\u2019fh\u00E9adfadh s\u00E9 go raibh timpeall is 80 cloch ann i dtosach. T\u00E1 ceann de na clocha ar an taobh thoir thuaidh den chiorcal maisithe le f\u00E1inn\u00ED cup\u00E1n - log\u00E1in bheaga chiorcalacha - ar an taobh istigh. Is cos\u00FAil go raibh feidhm faoi leith ag cloch \u00E1irithe, cloch at\u00E1 tuairim is 2 mh\u00E9adar ar airde, at\u00E1 ina seasamh ar an taobh thoir theas den chiorcal \u00F3 thaobh deasghn\u00E1tha a bh\u00EDodh ar si\u00FAl sa chiorcal. Sa (1400 - 800 RCh) a t\u00F3gadh ciorcail chloch eile ar n\u00F3s an chinn seo. N\u00ED fios d\u00FAinn c\u00E9n fheidhm a mbaint\u00ED astu, ach is d\u00F3igh gur bhain siad le deasghn\u00E1tha reiligi\u00FAnacha a mb\u00EDodh point\u00ED airde na gr\u00E9ine agus na geala\u00ED a bhreacadh mar chuid d\u00EDobh. Faightear tais\u00ED cr\u00E9amtha iontu \u00F3 am go ch\u00E9ile ach n\u00ED cos\u00FAil gur mar \u00E1iteanna adhlactha a leagadh amach iad. Is d\u00F3igh gur san r\u00E9amhChr\u00EDosta\u00ED (400 R.Ch - A.D400) a sno\u00EDodh an cloigeann cloiche a fuarthas ar an su\u00EDomh seo agus d\u2019fh\u00E9adfadh s\u00E9 a l\u00E9iri\u00FA gur fhan an s\u00E9adchomhartha seo ina ionad gn\u00EDomha\u00EDochta deasghn\u00E1tha ar feadh na gc\u00E9adta bliain tar \u00E9is a th\u00F3gtha."@ga . . . . . . "Beltany is a Bronze Age stone circle just south of Raphoe town in County Donegal, Ireland. It dates from circa 2100-700 BC. There is evidence that it may also have been the sacred site of Neolithic monuments, possibly early passage tombs. It overlooks the now destroyed passage tomb complex at Kilmonaster and Beltany is dominated by Croghan Hill to the east on the summit of which there sits a Neolithic mound most likely a passage tomb (though never excavated). Today Beltany has 64 stones of varying height and width enclosing an earthen platform. The centre is greatly disturbed and most likely was the result of digging by locals in 1700s for available loose stones to build farmsteads and field boundaries. This evidence was given orally to the Ordnance Survey field officers in 1830s which is written into the OS records. It states that locals recalled the removal of vast heaps of stone and sepulchral type graves with bones. The boulder wall close to the circle may support this evidence and the mention in OS early maps of \u2018Tops Village\u2019 at the foot of the hill. The enigmatic Stone Circle is situated on the summit of Tops Hill, the anglicized Gaelic word meaning \u2018the lighting of a ceremonial torch\u2019. Several stones are cupmarked. One in particular, the triangle stone on NE is decorated with circular incisions or cup marks visible to naked eye. Other stones have what appears to be replicated star constellations. The heavy stones on NW lean outwards possibly from pressure of the earlier debris and boulders removed in 1700s or due to depletion of earthen bank. This was a ritual site associated with marking the agricultural Celtic year \u2013 the summer and winter Solstices and Equinox. The Celtic Ritual Year was in 4 parts \u2013 Beltaine (May), Samhain (November) the main parts and Imbolg (February) and Lughnasa (August). Beltany may be linked to marking both sunrise and sunset at these important ritual and ceremonial events in the year. It may also have a lunar orientation, yet to be calculated. A single \u2018outlier\u2019 stone about 2 metres high stands to the southeast of the circle. It probably had some function related to the rituals or ceremonies in the circle. Or it may be one of the several line standing stones found in fields around the slopes of Tops hill and valley. A carved stone head (flat to back) is believed to have come from lands around Beltany and thought to have functioned as either a mask or a mould from which ceremonial masks were fashioned in bronze or even gold. It is in the vaults at the National Museum in Dublin. These megaliths indicate that this landscape was marked out and used as a sacred and ritual site for several millennia. It has been suggested that the name of the site is linked to the Celtic festival of fertility known as 'Beltane', the anglicised name for the Gaelic May Day festival, commonly held on 1 May and historically, widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. In Irish the name for the festival day is L\u00E1 Bealtaine, in Scottish Gaelic L\u00E0 Bealltainn and in Manx Gaelic Laa Boaltinn/Boaldyn."@en . . "13526141"^^ . . "Der Steinkreis von Beltany (irisch An Bhealtaine) oder Beltany Tops liegt rund drei Kilometer s\u00FCdlich von Raphoe im County Donegal in Irland. Der Name Beltany geht auf das keltische Fruchtbarkeitsfest Beltane oder Beltaine zur\u00FCck. Der Steinkreis hat einen Durchmesser von mehr als 44 Metern und besteht aus 64 erhaltenen Steinen auf einer 1 bis 1,2 Meter hohen Plattform auf einem H\u00FCgel, genannt Tops. Urspr\u00FCnglich k\u00F6nnte der Kreis aus 80 Steinen bestanden haben."@de . . "Ciorcal Cloch na Bealtaine"@ga . . . . . .