What is recorded here

Clonrobin holds a six-foot stone that defeated Mr Kearney when he dug four feet and never found its base. The earth kept its own secret, returning the stone to visibility while hiding its roots. What lives beneath that field may be older than memory itself.

Bowman (1934, 414) recorded standing stone on Mr Kearney's land measuring '6ft high 3ft x 21/2ft...some years ago Mr Kearney tried to remove the dallan. He dug to a depth of about 4ft but not finding the base he relinquished the work.' Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient burial sites or as markers for ceremonial purposes.

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