What is recorded here

Half a metre taller than a child’s knee, the upright stone leans inside the northern bank of the Brachán rath, its long axis stretched east to west like a forgotten measure. It may have marked a door, a boundary or a place where people set down burdens before entering. The rath still holds its shape in the Mid Cork landscape, but the stone keeps the smaller secret: someone stood there, looked across the field and chose to leave one edge of the world visible.

This possible standing stone is mentioned in the 'Archaeological Inventory for County Cork - vol. 3 mid Cork' entry (no. 8100) for a rath (CO070-082001-). The reference to the possible standing stone is as follows: 'Upright stone (H 0.7m; 0.35m x 0.8m), long axis E-W, inside bank to NE.' The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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