Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Gortacurrig (condons And Clongibbon By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortacurrig (condons And Clongibbon By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Clogh-na-imerish (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.28732, -8.45246
- SMR number
- CO009-004002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Not marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map. In N portion of field named 'Parc-an-imerish' on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Stone stands c. 15m to S of field fence which defines Cork-Limerick county border. Stone (H 1.05m; 0.82m x 0.54m) is rectangular in plan, long axis NE-SW. According to local information, Brian Boru's brother, Mahon was killed in this field.
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
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Millstone quarryunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.