What is recorded here

Two stones stand in rough fern pasture above the Clashduff River, aligned like a forgotten gateway toward Bantry Bay. The larger slab rises 1.6m while its partner leans northwest, as if caught mid-bow or dismissed by time. Together they span 2.35m, neither buried nor broken, but set with enough intention to suggest worship, warning, or welcome. Whatever they marked, the valley still holds their shape.

In rough fern-covered pasture, on the W bank of Clashduff River in a valley overlooking Bantry Bay to the S. Two stone slabs, aligned NE-SW, measure 2.35m in overall length. The NE stone (0.65m x 0.37m; H 1.6m) is 0.9m from the SW stone (0.8m x 0.4m) which leans to the NW and, if erect, would measure c. 1.05m. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the pair of standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly marking a territorial boundary or serving as an astronomical marker. No specific folklore is recorded for this site, though such paired stones are often associated with ancient funerary or ceremonial practices in the region.

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