Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Ballyhemiken, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhemiken
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.83289, -8.38353
- SMR number
- CO087-113----
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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
According to local information, stone stood "until recently" on S side of Glounatouig stream and adjacent to well. Site now under new Ringaskiddy road; stone (2m x 0.5m x 0.5m) lies beside field boundary c. 100m to E of original site (CO087-159----). (pers. comm. S. O'Mahony)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 16 December 2009
Revised by: Mary Tunney
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.