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Anomalous stone group

Ardnageehy More, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Anomalous stone group, Ardnageehy More, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ardnageehy More
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.67188, -9.42916
SMR number
CO118-040----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a mountain ledge on the western slopes of Knocknaveagh Mountain, with commanding views over a valley to the NE and Bantry Bay to the NW. The monument consists of a large red sandstone slab (H 1.08m; 2.97m x 0.17m), aligned N-S, rectangular in section, which tilts to the WNW, with the SSE end touching the ground. This stone is held up by two other sandstone stones (H 0.69m; 1.58m x 0.12m and H 0.51m; 1.29m x 0.2m) which tilt to the WNW and NW respectively. Another blue sandstone upright (H 0.31m; 0.7m x 0.08m) is W of and parallel to the S end of the large tilting upright. A prostrate stone (1.83m x 0.75m; T 0.09m), rectangular in section, lies immediately W of this arrangement, with another stone (1.48m x 0.32m; T 0.07m) below it. Six other large prostrate stones (ranging from 0.63-1.63m x 0.84-1.3m; T 0.06-0.2m) lie c. 1-2m to the SE and NE of the large upright slab. There is a possible wedge tomb (CO118-039----) c. 150m to the S and a standing stone (CO118-041----) 200m to the NE.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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