Farranahineeny Stone Row Explained
| Farranahineeny Stone Row |
| Native Name: | Galláin Fhearann na hIníne |
| Native Language: | ga |
| Elevation: | 192m (630feet) |
| Coordinates: | 51.7949°N -9.1389°W |
| Location: | Farranahineeny, Inchigeelagh,
County Cork, Ireland |
| Built: | c. 2000 BC |
| Type: | Standing stones (stone row) |
| Height: | 1m (03feet) |
| Embedded: | | Embed: | yes | | Designation2: | National Monument of Ireland | | Designation2 Offname: | Farranahineeny | | Designation2 Number: | 374[1] |
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Farranahineeny Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[2] [3]
Location
Farranahineeny Stone Row is located 3.4 mi (5.5 mi) south of Inchigeelagh, east of the Shehy Mountains.
History
The stones possibly 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: National Monuments of County Cork in State Care . 3 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 2 July 2020.
- Web site: Archaeoastronomy in the Old World. D. C.. Heggie. 5 August 1982. Cambridge University Press. Google Books.
- Web site: Developers are claiming West Cork for themselves. Máire Ní Chéileachair. says. 22 January 2017.
- Web site: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Royal Society of Antiquaries of. Ireland. 1 January 1975. The Society. Google Books.
- Web site: CULTURE Legacy of Lankill. Áine. Ryan. The Mayo News. 29 March 2017. 30 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080553/http://www.mayonews.ie/living/47-living/15289-culture-legacy-of-lankill. dead.
