Stone row in Knockatlowig

On N-facing slope overlooking Argideen and Ihernagh rivers. Two upright stones, aligned NE-SW, and one prostrate slab. NE stone is 0.7m L, 0.5m T and 0.9m H. Next stone, 1.1m to SW, is 1m L, 0.7m T and 1.2m H. Prostrate slab lies 3.6m to W; it measures 3.55m x 1.2m and is 0.7m T. Beside this at E is stone leaning markedly to S. It is 0.7m L, 0.4m T and, if erect, would have stood 0.8m H; its function is unclear. (O Nualláin 1988, 237, no. 51) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 early Bronze Age, the stone row may have had ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly aligned with solar or seasonal events. Such arrangements are often associated with funerary practices or territorial markers in prehistoric landscapes.