What is recorded here

Mizen Head and Fastnet Rock appear above the hill pasture, watching the stone and the stone watches back. Packing-stones still cluster along one edge, as if someone finished the job and left before dusk. A person may have stood there at sunrise, measuring distance by the rock appearing through the gap. The sea remains the visible witness, changing brightness instead of disappearing.

In rough hill pasture, on a W-facing slope overlooking Fastnet Rock and Mizen Head. This standing stone (1.22m x 0.4m; H 0.9m) is roughly rectangular in plan and section and is orientated NE-SW. Packing-stones are visible, especially on the NW side. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly aligned with landscape features or celestial events. Its orientation and location suggest a connection to local prehistoric beliefs or navigation markers.

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