Why this matters
A local holy well or ritual site; wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
In pasture, on the N side of a roadside field boundary on a NE-facing slope overlooking Derreenacarrin Lough to the N. According to local information, rounds were formerly made at a large boulder (3m N-S; 1.7m E-W; H 1.4m). Coins were placed on the boulder, which is now covered with moss and a dense growth of briars.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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