Standing stone in Clasharusheen, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In pasture, on a terrace, on the N-facing slopes of Knocalady. This standing stone (H 1.9m; 1.2m x 0.65m) is roughly rectangular in plan and section and is orientated NE-SW. Horizontal surface cracks are visible on the SE face and vertical surface cracks are evident on the NW face. Loose stones are scattered on the ground around the base of the standing stone. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO121-110

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