Broadleas stone circle sits in a quiet slice of land at a fork in the road not far from the N81 from Dublin to Baltinglass. It is only a few minutes drive from Athgreany stone circle and both are made with large boulders though Broadleas has many more stones. It may once have been contiguous all the way around and still is in parts which has led to some speculation that it could possibly be the remains of a passage tomb kerb, the respected expert on stone circles, Aubrey Burl, believes however that it belongs to the late neolithic tradition that began in Carrowmore of close set boulder circles that perhaps then developed into the larger spaced and more disciplined circles of the Bronze Age.

The space inside the circle is raised higher than the surrounding land, creating a low platform which could originally have had clear views in a all directions though now it feels quite secluded.
There are trees growing around the perimiter of the circle and a whitethorn originally grew in the centre. Superstitious locals would not allow the tree to be removed and it was only cleared away when it fell of its own accord.

Looking across the circle in a north easterly direction.

Gnarled trees growing in between and over the stones add to the ancient feel of the place.