Standing stone in Gortderrig

In rough heather-covered hill pasture in cutaway bog, on the lower N-facing slopes of the East Pap of Dana and within a network of relict field walls (KE068-126001-). The stone (dims. 1.22m x 0.45m; H 1.2m) is roughly rectangular in plan, orientated NE-SW and leans slightly to the SE. It is split along its long axis. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Probably dates to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, given its location within a landscape of relict field systems and upland settlement patterns common in Atlantic Ireland. It may have had a ritual or territorial function, or be associated with early farming activity; no specific folklore is recorded for this site.