| Coolcoulaghta Standing Stone | |
| Native Name: | Galláin Chuar Chuallachta |
| Native Language: | ga |
| Elevation: | 109m (358feet) |
| Coordinates: | 51.5967°N -9.5433°W |
| Location: | Coolcoulaghta, Durrus, County Cork, Ireland |
| Built: | 2200–600 BC |
| Owner: | Office of Public Works |
| Type: | Standing stones (stone row) |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland |
| Designation1 Offname: | Coolcoulaghta |
| Designation1 Number: | 565 |
The Coolcoulaghta Standing Stones are a pair of standing stones forming a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[1] [2]
Coolcoulaghta Standing Stones stand in a field 3.2km (02miles) southwest of Durrus.
The stones probably date to the Bronze Age period. It points towards Dunbeacon stone circle 400 m (¼ mile) to the west and the stones may have been used for astronomical observation.[3] [4]
They were removed in 1980 but the stones were 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.
The purpose of standing stones is unclear; they may have served as boundary markers, ritual or ceremonial sites, burial sites or astrological alignments.[5]
The stones are both about 1.8 m (6 ft) tall.[6]
A third stone once stood 63 m (70 yd) SSW of the pair; this has since been removed.[7]