What is recorded here
Two upright stones stood in a small enclosed area on a W-facing slope overlooking Ballydonegan Bay, but digging knocked them over before anyone could measure or photograph them. The area is now largely obscured by gorse and marked only by rabbit burrows, turning a forgotten monument into a shallow hole hidden beneath green thorns. The stones may still lie buried in that NE corner of the field, waiting for someone to stop digging for profit and start digging for memory.
In rough hill pasture, on a W-facing slope overlooking Ballydonegan Bay to the NW. According to local information, two upright stones stood in a small enclosed area in the NE corner of this field. The stones fell during the course of digging in this area. Based on the description provided locally, these stones may have formed a standing stone pair. The area is now largely obscured by gorse and there are traces of rabbit burrowing on the surface. There is no visible trace of these stones.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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