What is recorded here

Standing stone in Coumaraglinmountain, Cutteen South is a standing stone in Coumaraglinmountain, Cutteen South, County Waterford, Ireland. It stands at the Bearna na Madra gap in the Monavullagh Mountains, with a mountain shoulder approximately 170 metres higher situated about 750 metres to the north and another shoulder approximately 100 metres higher located about 900 metres to the south. A local tradition recorded that two other stones lay prone nearby, although there is no evidence of such stones.

Located at Bearna na Madra gap in the Monavullagh Mountains with a shoulder of the mountain c. 170m higher c. 750m to the N, and a shoulder c. 100m higher c. 900m to the S. There were said to be two other stones lying prone near standing stone (WA014-011001-) (Power 1952, 152-3), but there is no evidence of such stones. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of Upload: 19 November 2010

Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance. Local folklore sometimes associates such stones with ancient pathways or protective markers against supernatural forces.

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