Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy/saint's stone
Coolineagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolineagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Olans Stone (1937)
- Coordinates
- 51.95313, -8.81556
- SMR number
- CO061-080006-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Outside N perimeter of early ecclesiastical enclosure (9199). Boulder (H 0.6m; 0.66m x 0.7m) with two depressions on its upper surface, believed to be St. Olan's footprints. One of three stations, the others are St. Olan's Well (9271) and St. Olan's Cap (7959) at which rounds are paid on St. Olan's day (Sept. 5th). Stone moved c. 1985 to within adjacent graveyard (9523).
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
Images provided by and copyright of Amanda Clarke 2016-2022 https://holywellscorkandkerry.com/
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.