Stone row in Knockatlowig, County Cork

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What is recorded here

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.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO121-075

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