Bonane Heritage Park is a private archaeological preserve and tourist attraction between

Bonane Bonane or Bunane () is a small village in County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who li ...

and Kenmare in

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

, Ireland. The area is surrounded by the Sheehy and

Caha Mountains The Caha Mountains (''An Cheacha'' in Irish) are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the Beara peninsula in south-west County Cork, in Ireland. The highest peak is Hungry Hill, tall. Other notable peaks include Knocknagree, Sugarloaf ...

. It is home to a number of archaeological remains, including ring fort and

stone circle A stone circle is a ring of standing stones. Most are found in Northwestern Europe – especially in Britain, Ireland, and Brittany – and typically date from the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, with most being built from 3000 BC. The be ...

sites. Some studies have indicated that some of these archaeological remains "may well have had an astronomical significance".

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*http://www.bonaneheritagepark.com/ {{coord, 51.8296, -9.5202, type:landmark_region:IE-KY, display=title Archaeological sites in County Kerry