Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Anomalous stone group
Fanahy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fanahy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.64397, -9.95187
- SMR number
- CO114-041002-
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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 rough grazing, on gentle SSE-facing slope. Two upright stones 0.36m apart, aligned E-W; fallen stone (L 0.9m; 1.05m x 0.12m) 0.45m to E. Tallest stone (H 0.96m; 1.26m x 0.12m) in centre; second stone to W (H 0.45m; 0.79m x 0.2m). Anomalous group of two stones (CO114-04101-) c. 7m to SSW; a further group (CO114-04103-) lies to S. (O'Brien 1971, 12)
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.