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Standing stone in Drombrow

Standing stone

What is recorded here

At the centre of a pasture field, to the N of Drombrow Lake, in the valley of the Mealagh River. This standing stone (0.8m x 0.5m; H 0.92m) is roughly rectangular in plan and is orientated NNE-SSW. The stone narrows slightly as it rises. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have served a ceremonial or territorial function. Its orientation and location near a lake suggest possible ritual or astronomical significance, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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