What is recorded here

One chamber in Oughtminnee: a tall stone, lean to the southwest, set in heather above Dunlough Bay. A sheep path has worn the earth around its feet, exposing the smaller stones that helped hold it upright. People may have passed this mark for generations, reading distance, weather or direction on the western sea.

In rough heather and gorse-covered pasture, overlooking Dunlough Bay near Mizen Head. This standing stone (0.45m x 0.35m; H 1.05m) is orientated NE-SW. The stone leans gently to the SW and a sheep path has exposed packing-stones. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Probably dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to landscape orientation or early burial practices. Local folklore is not recorded, but its position overlooking the bay suggests a connection to seafaring or coastal trade in prehistoric times.

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