What is recorded here

Glenlohane holds a broad, irregular stone on a high ridge, though it was once moved into a rough quarry area to the southwest. A water diviner later claimed to have found a rectangular chamber beneath its original spot, suggesting the stone may have marked a hidden door rather than merely standing in stone. Its unusual size and shape resist easy explanation, leaving behind a quiet challenge to human certainty.

On a ridge of high ground. This is the original location, as indicated by the landowner, of a standing stone which was moved to a rough quarry area to the SW. The stone (2.2m x 1.5m; H 1.6m) is irregular in plan and section. According to the landowner, a water diviner working in the area in the recent past encountered a 'rectangular chamber' beneath where the stone had originally stood. This stone is most probably that recorded in the 1930s in 'Mr. Bolster's' in Glenlohane townland and described as '3 ft. [0.91m] high by 10 ft [3.05m], by 7 ft. [2.13m]' (Bowman 2000, 28). The dimensions of the stone are atypical for this monument type and its precise nature remains to be elucidated. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, based on typical dimensions and form of standing stones in that region. Its original placement on high ground may have had ritual or territorial significance, though specific folklore or use is not recorded.

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