Stone Alignment

In rough pasture, on top of spur on E side of Breanagh River valley. Row of four low stones, aligned E-W, 7.25m in overall length. East stone is 0.8m L, 0.2m T and 0.7m H. Second stone, 0.95m to W, is 0.65m L, 0.25m T and 0.95m H. Third stone, 1.6m from last, is 0.65m L, 0.22m T and 0.8m H. Fourth stone, 1.7m to W, is 0.85m L, 0.3m T and 0.9m H. Not all stones are firmly set. Hospital (14251) c. 50m to WNW; church (14513) c. 40m to W; burial (11993) c. 20m to WSW. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Knockaclarig stone alignment may have functioned as a ceremonial or ritual boundary marker, or for astronomical observation. Such alignments often held significance in prehistoric landscape use, though specific folklore or use remains unrecorded.