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Cappaboy Beg, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappaboy Beg
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallauns (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.78841, -9.31159
- SMR number
- CO092-008003-
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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
On bog-coverd NW side of valley on Owvane river. Stones from a squat trapezium. NE stone is a massive block, 1.1m L, 0.7m T and 1.3m H. In line with this and 2.5m to SW is a stone 0.7m L, 0.7m T and 2.8m H. The other stones 1m and 1.5m to the SE, stand 0.7m apart. The E stone is 0.6m L, 0.45m T and is 0.95m H. the W stone is 0.55m L, 0.5m T and 0.95m H. Standing stone (CO092-00804-) 23m to SE; radial-stone enclosure (CO092-00901-) c. 200m to ENE; pair of standing stones (CO092-006---) c. 100m to WSW. (Ó Nualláin 1984b, 69, no. 1)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.