What is recorded here

Cousane is a shallow oval of earth on a steep west-facing slope above the Owvane River, with three stones set into its rim and another standing stone nearby. It is the kind of place where people may have marked a boundary, watched weather come off the water or remembered someone whose name no longer survives. The earth has kept that much of the shape while forgetting the rest.

On steep W-facing slope, overlooking Owvane River to N and W. Low oval earthwork (H 0.4m; E-W 9m; N-S 6.5m) with three stones (H 0.3m-0.57m) built into it; well defined on E. Standing stone (CO092-05302) to SE. 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

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