What is recorded here
Not shown on 1842 and 1901 OS 6-inch maps; marked on 1938 OS 6-inch map just inside field fence to W of road and close to S bank of River Lee. Relocated across road in Macloneigh graveyard (CO071-082001-) prior to flooding of Lee Valley Hydro-electric Scheme. Irregular stone (H 0.34m; 1.1m x 0.7m) with upper surface of two irregular planes; circular hollow (0.31m x 0.29m; D 0.16m) on steeply sloping plane. Recorded by Fahy (1957b, 75) prior to relocation, who also noted smaller hollow on level plane measuring '....6ins in diameter and 11/2ins deep'.
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
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