Standing stone in Cabragh

This is one of five individual standing stones that are described in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 3 Mid-Cork' (1997) under the entry (no. 6573). The following is the inventory entry for all five stones (A, B, C, D, E), this stone is referred to as 'E': 'Three standing stones depicted on 1842 OS 6-inch map c. 100m SW of stone row(6505) and stone circle (CO059-01502-). Each stone individually named 'Gallaun' and c. 40-45m apart. They stand in N-S line with southern-most stone lying slightly to SW; this stone is not shown on later eds of OS 6-inch maps. Conlon (1918, 136) describes five stones here, three (A (CO059-016003-), B (CO059-016002-), and C (CO059-016001-)) forming 'the apices of an equilateral triangle' c. 58 yds apart (A: H 7ft 1in; 1ft 1in x 8in: B: H 6ft; 2ft 3in x 1ft 9in: C: H 5ft; 2ft 8in x 2in). Another two stone (D (CO059-159----) and E (CO059-190----)) c. 150 yds to S stood 2ft 3in apart. (D: H 4ft 8in; 2ft 4in x 8in; E: H 1ft 5in; 1ft 3in x 3in). All stones removed.' 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