Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Faunkill-And-The-Woods, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Faunkill-And-The-Woods
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.71231, -9.93757
- SMR number
- CO102-014----
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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
In low lying bogland on E bank of stream. Rough circle (diam. 2.5m) of eight stones (average height c. 0.25m) Possible entrance to NW formed by pair of stones (H 0.82m; 0.58m x 0.18m: H 0.58m; 0.75m x 0.15m). Low mound (H 0.9m; 4m NE-SW; 1m NW-SE) adjoins circle to NW. Two prostrate stones to S. (O'Brien 1970, 21).
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.