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Standing stone in Barryroe (carbery W. (w.d.) By.)

Standing stone

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Barroe stands 1.75 metres tall on a northwest slope above Coomnagloragh River, leaning southeast and widening as it rises. Its irregular form faces east-northeast, marking the valley edge in open pasture. A person may have set it there to judge distance, remember loss or watch the river flood.
In pasture, on a NW-facing slope overlooking the valley of Coomnagloragh River. This standing stone (0.9m x 0.6m; H 1.75m) is irregular in plan and is orientated ENE-WSW. It leans to the SSE and widens slightly as it rises. 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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