Clodagh Standing Stones is a pair of standing stones forming a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2]
Clodagh Standing Stones | |
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Native name Irish: Galláin an Chladaigh | |
Pookeen Alignment | |
Type | Standing stones (stone row) |
Location | Clodagh, Drimoleague, County Cork, Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°41′53″N 9°13′27″W / 51.698069°N 9.224196°W |
Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
Height | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
Built | c. 2000 BC |
Official name | Clodagh |
Reference no. | 536 |
Location
Clodagh Standing Stones stand 4.8 km (3.0 mi) northeast of Drimoleague.[3]
History
The stones probably date to the Bronze Age period.[4]
The purpose of standing stones is unclear; they may have served as boundary markers, ritual or ceremonial sites, burial sites or astrological alignments.[5]
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