What is recorded here

Three stones stood in marshy ground beside Cloneera Wood, two upright and one fallen, before men took them away. Conlon measured them in 1918 and wondered whether a hidden circle still lay buried beneath the pasture. The stone is gone now, leaving no mark but memory and the shape of what was lost.

Not shown on 1842, 1904 and 1946 OS 6-inch maps. Location marked on 1904 OS 6-inch map by Munster Archaeological Survey (UCC). In level pasture, on S side of Cloneera Wood. Removed; no visible surface trace. Conlon (1918, 125) noted three stones here in marshy ground, two standing and one prostrate. A is 2 feet high, 1 foot 6 inches broad, 11 inches thick. B is 3 feet 9 inches hight, 2 feet 8 inches broad, 11 inches thick, 4 feet 10 inches from A. C (prostrate); is 5 feet 8 inches long, 3 feet 5 inches broad, 2 feet 4 inches thick, 4 feet 1 inch from B'. He suggested that there may have been a stone circle here as there were several other stones lying around. 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

Likely dating to the late prehistoric or early historic period, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance. Its removal and lack of visible remains make its original use or associated folklore uncertain.

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