Standing stone in Derrynafinnia

In rough, heather-clad hill pasture, on a SE-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Clydagh River. This standing stone (dims. 1.07m x 0.48m; H 1.5m) is subrectangular in plan and orientated E-W. There are packing-stones exposed at its base. A hut site (KE076-040003-) is c. 25m to the NW. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have functioned as a boundary marker, ritual monument, or astronomical alignment feature. No specific folklore or detailed local tradition is recorded for the site.