What is recorded here

One West Cork gallaun still stands in rough pasture near Caol An Phréacháin Thoir, a broad low slab aligned northeast to southwest and caught inside a field fence. It may have marked a boundary, a memory, a route or a ceremony, but its company is gone: one nearby account remembers a pair, while another lists only this single stone. What is left is a squat stone shoulder rising from boggy grass, large enough to touch, quiet enough to be forgotten, and still carrying the shape of an older human choice.

In pasture incorporated into field fence. Standing stone pair (CO093-02701-) to NW and anomolous stone group (CO093-02702-) to W. Subrectangular stone aligned NE-SW (H 3m; 1.25m x 0.5m). 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

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the subrectangular standing stone may have functioned as a territorial marker or ritual monument. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for this site.

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