Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone - pair
Coomleagh East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coomleagh East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallauns (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.72824, -9.30334
- SMR number
- CO106-035----
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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 level patch of ground in sloping pasture on N side and near head of valley of Mealagh river. One stone lies prostrate; it measures at least 2m x 0.9m and is over 0.15m T. Second stone 1.4m to W, is 1.1m L, 0.6m T and 2m H. Stones appear to have been aligned NE-SW. Wedge-tomb (CO106-034---) lies across river 350m to SW. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 246, no. 120)
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
- Megalithic tomb - wedge tombunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.