Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ogham stone
Longstone, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longstone
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Long Stone (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.00355, -8.53711
- SMR number
- CO052-014----
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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
Found in pasture, on an E-facing slope. A recumbent stone (L 3.3m; max. Wth 0.8m) lying E-W with the W end embedded in ground. Recorded as a possible ogham stone. The stone narrows towards the E end which is c. 0.81m above ground level. Known locally as "An Cloch Fhada" (the Long Stone). (Condon 1916, 61; Power et al. 1994, no. 4218)
Compiled by: Nora White
Date of upload: 1 February 2016
References
Condon, J.P. 1916 Rude stone monuments of the northern portion of Cork county. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 46, 58-76, 136-62.
Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S. and Sleeman, M. 1994 Archaeological inventory of county Cork, vol. 2: East and South Cork. Dublin. Stationery Office.
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.