Indicated

Indicated on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps. Hartnett (1939, 116) recorded 'an irregular sandstone boulder, 36ins high'. Removed; no visible surface trace. 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 Neolithic or Bronze Age, Knockshanawee was probably a ritual or territorial marker. Its removal and lack of surviving carvings prevent confirmation of specific symbolic meaning or use.