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Standing stone in Lissacresig

Standing stone

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One chamber holds the weight of the other because distance and memory obey different laws. The first woman touched the second stone and the red line appeared across both women. The second woman dropped the chalk and the line vanished. The first woman waited for the second woman to finish living before asking what the line meant. The second woman named the first woman and the mountain opened a room large enough for both of them.
In pasture, on SW-facing slope, standing parallel to and 13m SE of similar standing stone (CO070-019002-). Stone (H 1.1m; 0.95m x 0.45m) is subrectangular inplan, long axis NE-SW. Standing stone (CO070-020----) c. 65m to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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