What is recorded here

Standing stone in Carhoo (cork By.) is a leaning, north-south stone in open pasture, placed where the land breaks into a wide view toward Cork City. Its base has been worn by cattle, while a smaller slab still pokes up nearby like a forgotten marker. The stone does not claim to be grand; it holds its position on the hillside, steady beside grass, sky and the long drop into the valley.

In pasture, on a break in a SE-facing slope, just below the crest of a hill and commanding extensive views across the valley to Cork City. This standing stone (0.7m x 0.2m; H 1.65m) leans slightly to the N and is orientated N-S. There ground around the base of the stone is largely denuded and eroded by cattle. The top of a small slab (0.3m x 0.03m; H 0.08m) protrudes above the ground c. 0.8m to the W of the S end of the standing 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 Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served as a territorial marker or had ceremonial significance, given its prominent position offering wide visibility and views. No specific folklore or recorded use beyond its physical description has been documented.

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