Coolcoulaghta Standing Stones
Coolcoulaghta Standing Stones are a pair of standing stones in County Cork, forming a stone row, which has been declared a National Monument
The stones stand in a field two miles south-west of Durrus.
- Location map: 51°35’48"N, 9°32’36"W
History
The stones probably date to the Bronze Age period. Their alignment points towards Dunbeacon Stone Circle a quarter of a mile to the west and some have said that the stones may have been used for astronomical observation.[1][2]
The stones were removed in 1980 but then replaced in 1983 by the Office of Public Works, after local outcry, using a plan and elevation made in 1977 by archaeologists of Ordnance Survey Ireland.
Description
The stones are both about six feet tall.[3]
A third stone once stood 70 yards south-south-west of the pair, but this has since been removed.[4]
References
- ↑ "Ireland 2. The standing stones of Coolcoulaghta and Dunbeacon stone circle, prehistoric sites south of Durrus near Bantry". http://www.docbrown.info/docspics/wedig/wedigeire02.htm.
- ↑ Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (1 January 1995). "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". https://books.google.com/books?id=gUQiAQAAIAAJ&q=Coolcoulaghta.
- ↑ Megalithic Portal: Coolcoulaghta
- ↑ Wilson, Mike. "Coolcoulaghta Stone Pair ~ mega-what.com Ancient Sacred Places". http://mega-what.com/sites/Coolcoulaghta-stone-pair/index.html.
- of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Celtic studies, history, linguistics and literature
- O'Riordain, Sean P.: 'Antiquities of the Irish Countryside' (Routledge, 2014) ISBN 9781317600596 via Google Books</ref>
