Penitential Stations, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In rough pasture, on S-facing slope. Holy well (CO118-071001-) to NW. Low square spread of stones (3m N-S; 3m E-W) with standing stone (H 1.2m; 1.5m; 0.16m) at SE end. Low roughly-cut upright stone (H 0.48m; 0.45m; 0.2m), 2.5m to SW. Large quartz boulder (H 0.86m; 1.3m; 1.2m), c. 8.5m from largest standing stone atop earthen mound. Another small standing stone (H 0.93m; 1m; 0.3m) to SW. Holy well (CO118-071001-) to NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO118-071002

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