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In rolling pasture, on S side of Lee River valley. Probable row of at least three and possibly six stones represented by one erect and five prostrate slabs extending over a distance of 12.5m. NE stone is 0.9m by 1.2m and 0.25m T; its upper surface contains at least 20 shallow cup-marks. Second stone lies beside it; it appears to have fallen to SE and measures 2.85m by 1.7m and is 0.6m T. Third stone, also prostrate, appears to have fallen to NW and is 2.7m by 1.5m and 0.5m T. Fourth stone is erect, long axis NE-SW; it is 1.2m L, 0.7m T and 2.3m H. Fifth stone is prostrate; it measures 1.7m by 1.4m and is 0.75m T. Sixth stone, also prostrate, is 2.4m by 1.6m and 0.75m T. (O Nualláin 1988, 234, no. 25)
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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