What is recorded here

Sherkin Island, County Cork: A rectangular standing stone rises 1.78 metres through rough grazing on a south-facing slope, aligned north-northeast to south-southwest. Its thin 0.14-metre body catches light and shadow like a knife edge, marking a direction across the island rather than blocking the view. People may have set it there to judge distance, honour loss, or simply give the horizon a vertical answer.

In rough grazing on S-facing slope. Rectangular stone aligned NNE-SSW (H 1.78m; 1.09m x 0.14m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Probably dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, possibly linked to early farming communities. No specific folklore or detailed use is recorded for this site.

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