What is recorded here

Megalithic structure in Freahanes is a large rectangular boulder resting on four smaller corner stones on a slight pasture rise in County Cork, Ireland. A separate upright stone stands nearby beside a field fence, while another standing stone appears thirty metres to the northeast. The arrangement suggests people shaped or placed heavy rock on an open slope, perhaps marking territory, memory or ritual long before written records.

On top of a slight rise in pasture on S-facing slope. Large rectangular boulder (L 2.1m; Wth 1.7m; max. H 1m), long axis SW-NE, resting on four smaller stones, one at each corner. Upright stone (H 1.7m; 0.77m; 0.44m) adjacent to field fence 1.2m to W. Standing stone (CO134-101---) c. 30m to NE. (CMSS). 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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