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Dolmen — Shandangan West

Standing stone — pair
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On shoulder of SW-facing slope in rolling arable land. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1m apart; overall length is 2.95m. NE stone is 1.2m L, 0.7m T and 2m H. SW stone is 0.8m L, 0.7m T and 1.6m H. Loose quartzite block (1.4m maximum dimension) lies between stones and another stone (1.4m maximum dimension) lies at NE foot of N stone. Third stone is partially exposed beside NW side of SW stone; these stones appear to be field clearance debris. (O Nualláin 1988, 245, no. 106) 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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