Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Ballymichael, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymichael
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.84536, -8.86865
- SMR number
- CO083-059002-
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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
In pasture, atop hill and 5.5m S of boulder burial (CO083-059001-). Three boulders, two of quartzite, the other sandstone: Stone A (H 0.8m; 1.2m x 0.84m) lies immediately to W of stone B (H 0.55m; 1.4m x 0.98m); Stone C (H 0.35m; 0.61m x 0.51m) lies 1m to S of B. A simple Latin cross is inscribed on the upper surface of stone C.
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
Nearby in the register
- Boulder-burialunder 1 mi
- Penitential stationunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.