What is recorded here

Standing stone in Ballinrea South, County Cork: a six-foot stone that resisted breaking, was buried, reappeared under a plough, and still leans near a field fence.

According to local information, stone once stood approx. 300m NNW of standing stone (CO086-053----). Around 1990 attempt made to break it up failed; buried close by. Stone (c. 6ft x c. 2ft x c. 2ft) partially exposed during ploughing; later removed to nearby field fence (to NWN). (pers. comm. S. O'Mahony) 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 Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with protective or boundary functions, though specific traditions for this site are not recorded.

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