Stone Alignment, standing stone in County Cork

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What is recorded here

On moorland plateau, at SW end of Boggeragh Mountains overlooking Foherish River valley to W. Two quartzite stones, aligned NE-SW, stand 1.05m apart; overall length is 3.5m. NE stone is 1.1m L,. 0.45m T and 1.05m H. SW stone is 1.35m L, 1.1m T and 1.25m H. Five-stone circle (6471) stands 22.5m to NE, radial-stone cairn (6491) 70m to SE, and pair of standing stones and cairns (6561; CO059-02307-; CO059-02304-; CO059-02305-) 120m to NE. (O Nualláin 1988, 243, no. 89) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO059-023001

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