What is recorded here

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Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In rough grazing, on slight S-facing slope. Stone (H 2.4m; 1.2m x 0.6m) is subrectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. Possible standing stone (6964) marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map in adjoining field to W may have been marked by mistake as location for this stone. 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

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone may have functioned as a standing stone or boundary marker. No specific folklore or recorded use is associated with the site.

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