Cashelisky

Nearest town:
Clonakilty (5km ESE)
OS reference:
W3531144354
OS sheets:
86, 89
Latitude:
51° 38' 53.23 N
Longitude:
8° 56' 4.95 W
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Image of Cashelisky (Standing Stones) by gjrk

Looking south from the field boundary.

Image credit: Gordon Kingston
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Image of Cashelisky (Standing Stones) by gjrk

Looking back up from the drop to the southwest.

Image credit: Gordon Kingston
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Image of Cashelisky (Standing Stones) by gjrk

The northern side of the NE stone.

Image credit: Gordon Kingston
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Image of Cashelisky (Standing Stones) by gjrk

The southern side of the SW stone.

Image credit: Gordon Kingston
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Image of Cashelisky (Standing Stones) by gjrk

The standing stone to the southwest is not in line with the pair, but does sit nicely in the broadest profile of the notch on the southwesterly stone, if you stand behind it. Probably coincidental.

Image credit: Gordon Kingston
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Image of Cashelisky (Standing Stones) by gjrk

The stone that stands a couple of fields to the southwest.

Image credit: Gordon Kingston
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Cashelisky
Standing Stones
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gjrk May 15, 2009

A probable anomalous stone pair, recorded as two separate standing-stones in the Inventory. The mutation is in the placement of the NE stone; 2m long*, which appears to be set in a deliberately recumbent position. The stone to the SW; 1.3m tall*, stands in line with the long axis of the former and is L-shaped in cross-section. Another standing-stone, beyond the field boundary and south of the axis of the pair, is not listed in the Inventory and may be modern.

Views are extensive to the S, E and N but are blocked to the W by a short rise towards the summit of a low hill, a similar blind to the other Argideen valley pairs at Knockawaddra E and Sarue and the row at Knockatlowig.

*Archaeological Inventory of Cork, 1992; No.276, 49; No.513, 67.

Access is through the farmyard, by the road to the east of the site and permission to visit may be obtained at the adjacent farmhouse.

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