What is recorded here

Dallán stands at the south end of Doneraile Court demesne, a triangular stone with a small hole through one edge, locally called the Toll Stone. It escaped the surveyors who drew Cork in 1842 and 1905, as if it belonged to a older cartography of shadows and permission. Perhaps people once paid it something small, a marble, a memory, a name spoken twice, before crossing into the land beyond. The hole does not look like damage. It looks like a socket, waiting for the shape of what must be given up.

Not marked on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps. In S end of demesne of Doneraile Court (14887). Stone (H c. 1m; c. 1m x c. 0.5m) is triangular in shape, long axis E-W. Perforation (diam. c. 10cm) through S edge of stone. Known locally as 'Toll Stone'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Dallán, Demesne is likely a prehistoric standing stone, possibly dating to the Bronze Age, given the presence of a perforation which may have served a ritual or functional purpose. Its alignment and location suggest it could have had ceremonial significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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