What is recorded here

Stand behind the Baurgarriff stone and watch the red sunset leave its shadow on the wet grass. The two small holes on its east face catch rain, hold it, and give it back only when the storm passes. A person may have set the stone aligned to that disappearing light, marking the moment when day stops belonging to anyone.

In rough grazing, on a W-facing slope. This possible standing stone (1.8m x 0.57m; H 1.25m) is subrectangular in section and is orientated WNW-ESE. Two small rectangular holes occur on the ESE face of the stone. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the two small rectangular holes on the ESE face may indicate a function related to ritual or symbolic display, possibly for attaching objects or as part of a marker for seasonal or ceremonial activity.

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