What is recorded here

West Cork, Ireland. A flat-topped rectangular stone stands in pasture beside a levelled ringfort, its natural groove catching rainwater that local tradition claims cured warts. People may have knelt there in ordinary clothing, dipping fingers or wetting affected skin before walking home. The groove still holds water after storms, preserving a small ritual where human suffering met stone, patience and hope.

In pasture, levelled ringfort (CO095-026---) to SE and standing stone (CO095-024---) to NW. Flat-topped rectangular stone with natural groove to one side; according to local tradition, water collected in groove cured warts. 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

The flat-topped rectangular stone is associated with a local tradition that water collected in its natural groove could cure war-related ailments or injuries. Such stones are often linked to early Christian or prehistoric healing practices, though no specific saint is named in connection with this site.

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