Field system in Foildarrig

Three groups of stones protruding from cutaway bog. (a) Two small upright stones (H 0.8m; 0.64m x 0.38m: H 0.62m; 0.67m x 0.24m) 1.96m apart and standing parallel. Third stone to NE fallen and partially overgrown with bog. (b) 15.7m to S of (a), line of eight stones running NNE-SSW approximately 1m apart each; five upright (H 0.43m - 0.75m; Wth 0.41m - 0.85m; H 0.16m-0.32m); three fallen and partially overgrown with bog. (c) 22m to S of (b), line of three upright stones (H 0.46m; 0.98m x 0.34m:H 0.45m; 0.56m x 0.28m; H 0.7m; 0.29m x 0.17m), c. 2.2m apart running N-S;barely protruding above bog. Tops of some other stones visible in bog to ENE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009