What is recorded here

Dolmen is a pair of standing stones aligned NE-SW on a SW-facing slope in County Cork. The taller NE stone reaches two metres while the shorter SW stone stands one point six metres, separated by a metre of open space. Loose quartzite blocks scatter around their feet, perhaps field clearance debris or perhaps forgotten offerings. The stones have watched the rolling arable land for centuries, steady among changing seasons and human purposes.

On shoulder of SW-facing slope in rolling arable land. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1m apart; overall length is 2.95m. NE stone is 1.2m L, 0.7m T and 2m H. SW stone is 0.8m L, 0.7m T and 1.6m H. Loose quartzite block (1.4m maximum dimension) lies between stones and another stone (1.4m maximum dimension) lies at NE foot of N stone. Third stone is partially exposed beside NW side of SW stone; these stones appear to be field clearance debris. (O Nualláin 1988, 245, no. 106) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Dolmen – Shandangan West is likely Neolithic or Bronze Age in date, based on the construction style and materials typical of megalithic traditions in the region. Such structures may have served as ritual or burial sites, or held symbolic significance in prehistoric communities.

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