What is recorded here

Dromcummer More holds two stones, one tapering to a point like a broken spear. Bowman measured the larger at nine feet eight inches around its base before it narrowed into a sharp edge. Mrs O'Callaghan's land swallowed the exact spot, leaving only a distance of three hundred yards from a forgotten fort. The stone still points upward, waiting for a hand to steady it or a sky to read.

One of two stones (9968) recorded by Bowman (1934, 213) in this townland; 'In Mrs O'Callaghan's. 2ft 3in by 9ft 8in girth at base. This tapers to a point at top. It is c. 300 yards NE of fort 1 [12443]'. Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the presence of a nearby fort, suggesting a ritual or territorial function. Standing stones in such contexts may have been used for ceremonial purposes or as markers within a wider landscape of prehistoric activity.

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