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Standing stone in Farranfadda

Standing stone

Why this matters

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly aligned with solar or seasonal markers. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

What is recorded here

On rough grazing, on bog on a S-facing slope on the W side of the valley of the Coomhola River. This standing stone (1.25m x 0.27m; H 1.07m), which features narrow quartz veins, is orientated ENE-WSW and leans slightly to the SSE. Packing-stones are visible intermittently along the base of the stone. 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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