What is recorded here

Cappeen East held a standing stone in bogland on a north-facing slope until people removed it at the turn of the century, split it, and forced the ancient rock into two door lintels for a nearby house. The earth keeps only a silted socket, about thirty centimetres deep and cut into the rock outcrop, marking the place where the stone stood. What looked like progress may have been a small violence, yet the house still opens and closes on a fragment of that older presence.

In bogland on N-facing slope. According to landowner, removed at turn of century, split and used as 2 door lintels in construction of nearby house (CO094-134----). Silted socket (D c. 0.30m; 0.8m x 0.5m) cut into rock outcrop. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 16 December 2009 Revised by: Mary Tunney

Probably dates to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, given the common use of standing stones during these periods for ritual or territorial purposes. Its removal and repurposing as lintels may reflect later folklore or practical reuse, though original meaning or function remains unrecorded.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.