What is recorded here

Two stones stand knee-high in rough pasture above the Keel River, aligned northeast to southwest like a forgotten measuring rod. The smaller northern stone is barely a handspan thick, while the broader southern stone rises higher and thicker, suggesting one marked a boundary and the other a gathering place. A hundred metres away, a radial-stone enclosure waits in the grass, implying these were not decorative but functional, perhaps guiding people toward ceremony or warning them away from sacred ground.

On level area, in rough pasture, near head-waters of Keel River. Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1.4m apart; overall length is 3m. NE stone is 0.6m L, 0.35m T and 1m H. SW stone is 0.95m L, 0.85m T and 1.3m H. Radial-stone enclosure (6493) 100m to NE. (O Nualláin 1988, 242, no. 81) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 early Bronze Age, this pair of standing stones may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial alignment, possibly linked to solar or seasonal markers given their orientation. Radial-stone features suggest a broader ritual landscape, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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