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Standing stone in Meenaduff

Standing stone

What is recorded here

In rough pasture, on level cutaway bog at the foot of the SE slopes of Miskish Mountain and overlooking Berehaven Harbour and Bere Island to the SE. This standing stone (1.7m x 0.35m; H 0.9m) is rectangular in plan and is orientated N-S. 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 dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ceremonial or territorial significance, possibly aligned with landscape features or used in ritual activity. Local folklore or specific tradition associated with the stone is not recorded.

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