Stone Alignment

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. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, the Knockraheen stone alignment may have functioned as a ritual or ceremonial site, possibly aligned with solar or lunar events. Such alignments are often associated with early farming communities and may reflect cosmological beliefs or territorial markers.