Stone row in Kilcaskan (bear By.)

In pasture at S foot of mountain forming E side of valley of Clashduff river. Row of three stones, aligned NNE-SSW, 4.8m in overall length. NE stone, the tallest, is 0.55m L, 0.5m T and 1.05m H. Next stone, 1.8m to SW, is 0.65m L, 0.5m T and 0.85m H. SW stone, 0.7m from last, is 0.85m L, 0.5m T and 0.9m H. (O Nualláin 1988, 235, no. 38) 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the stone row may have had ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. Such arrangements are often associated with funerary practices or territorial markers in prehistoric landscapes.