What is recorded here

Two stones stand 1.6m apart on the NW slopes of Rock Hill, aligned NE-SW like a doorway marked for someone who knew which way to walk. The larger SW stone rises 1.55m, its width and length nearly equal, while the smaller NE stone reaches 1.4m with a tighter frame. Ten metres to the SSE, a possible five-stone circle waits in the forest, as if the pair were sent ahead to test whether the place was ready to be seen.

In forest, on NW slopes of Rock Hill, on E side of Clyda River valley.Stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1.6m apart; overall length is 2.9m. NE stone is 0.45m L, 0.45m T and 1.4m H. SW stone is 0.55m L, 0.5m T and 1.55m H. Possible five-stone circle (CO051-018----) stands 10m to SSE. (O Nualláin 1988, 242, no. 85) 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 Late Neolithic or Bronze Age, the pair may have functioned as a boundary marker, ritual focus, or astronomical alignment. No specific folklore is recorded, but such paired stones often held symbolic or ceremonial significance in prehistoric landscapes.

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