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Standing stone in Ballinrea

Standing stone

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In pasture, atop E-W ridge with commanding view to S. Subrectangular stone (H 1.05m; 1m x 0.3m); long axis NNE-SSW. Possible ringfort (CO086-112---) adjacent. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Dated to the Bronze Age (c. 2500–500 BCE), the standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Its placement on a prominent ridge suggests a ceremonial or marker function, possibly linked to the nearby ringfort.

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