Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Penitential station
Ballycrovane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycrovane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.71668, -9.94875
- SMR number
- CO102-035----
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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 rock outcrop overlooking Ballydonegan Harbour to W. Kilcatherine church and graveyard (CO102-00501-; CO102-00502-) c. 1.75km to W. Subcircular area (diam. 2.5m) defined by low stones where devotion to St. Catherine was paid on January 31st. Decades of rosary were counted on small quartz pebbles which still remain, thrown into centre of area.
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
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.