Standing Stones

In pasture on slight slope on E side of Owentaraglin River valley. Arc of six low stones protruding from ground. Nine stones noted by ODrisceoil (1934, 22) whose numbering system is used here. Stone 1 measures 1.14m x 1m, 0.38m H; stone 3 measures 0.58m x 0.36m, 0.2m H; stone 6 measures 0.93m x 0.5m, 0.5m H; stone 7 measures 0.53m x 0.38m, 0.26 H; stone 8 measures 0.55m x 0.47m, 0.27m H; stone 9 measures 0.96m x 0.6m, 0.11m H. Nature of site uncertain: may be natural feature (pers comm. Paul Walsh). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009