What is recorded here

Ardnacloghy lost a large spiral-decorated stone during Carrigcourt housing construction. The stone measured roughly 2.4 metres long and lay beside a roadside ditch before disappearing. It may have come from a nearby ringfort, carrying marks made long before houses, roads or memory.

According to Casey (1983) 'large stone of c. 2.4m x 1.22m x 0.45m decorated with spirals lay along a roadside ditch for some years'. He suggests it may have come from possible ringfort (CO086-054---). It disappeared during building to Carrigcourt housing estate. Exact original location and present whereabouts unknown. 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

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, the spirals on the stone are typical of early prehistoric rock art in Ireland. Such stones may have had ritual or symbolic significance, possibly linked to territorial markers or ceremonial sites.

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