What is recorded here

Two rough quartz stones stand knee-high in open pasture, aligned toward Shehy More mountain, with a buried boulder nearby and another further north. They are small enough to touch, yet old enough to have watched herds, storms and forgotten feet pass across the same grass. The gap between them is wide enough for a person to walk through, as if the stones marked a choice rather than a boundary.

In pasture, with a commanding view over the undulating countryside S and W to Shehy More mountain. The ground rises to the E and there is a coniferous wood to the N. Two rough quartz stones, aligned ENE-WSW, measure 2.9m in overall length. The ENE stone (0.8m x 0.7m; H 1.2m) stands 1.4m from the WSW stone (0.7m x 0.6m; H 1.05m). A boulder-burial (CO094-130003----) stands 0.75m to the WSW and a second example (CO094-130001-) is c. 23m to the NNE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Probably 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. Their orientation and prominent position suggest a connection to landscape features or seasonal events, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.

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