Standing stone in Tullyland

This standing stone was referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 1 West Cork' (1992, 113) under the entry (no. 930) for an anomalous stone group (CO110-062001-). The reference to this standing stone reads as follows: '…..Two stones to SW 4.8m apart while third stone is 19.4m to NE. ….. stone to NE (H 1.2m; 1.3m x 0.67m) roughly oval insection.….. (O'Nuallain 1984, 49). 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

Likely dating to the Bronze Age, this standing stone may have had ritual or territorial significance, as was common with such monuments in prehistoric Ireland. No specific folklore or detailed use has been recorded for this particular stone.