What is recorded here

Dromore North holds two stones thirty-seven feet apart, one standing and one fallen beside a burial ground. They mark the edge of a place where the dead still occupy space, not forget it. The distance between them may have measured a chamber, a path, or a promise no longer spoken aloud.

Bowman (1934, 365) recorded standing stones on R. Goode's farm; 'orientation N and S 37ft apart. (a) 4ft 3in by 5ft 6in in girth. (b) 4ft 8in by 2ft 1in by 7in - recumbent; this is 30 ft distant from the burial ground (14097)'. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the standing stone may have had ritual or funerary significance, given its proximity to a burial ground. Such stones often marked territorial boundaries or were associated with early ceremonial practices.

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