Beenalaght (''An Seisear'' in

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, meaning ''The Six'') is an

alignment Alignment may refer to: Archaeology * Alignment (archaeology), a co-linear arrangement of features or structures with external landmarks * Stone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones Biology * Structu ...

of six

standing stones A menhir (from Brittonic languages: ''maen'' or ''men'', "stone" and ''hir'' or ''hîr'', "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large human-made upright stone, typically dating from the European middle Bronze Age. They can be foun ...

located on a flat pasture in Reanthesure, 0.5km west of the village of Bweeng,

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. It is 13.6km (8.5 miles) south-west of Mallow, on a hill to the west of the Mallow-

Coachford Coachford () is a village in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee. The village is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Magourney. Coachford is part ...

Road. (grid ref: 485 873, Latitude: 52.035818N Longitude: 8.751181W)

References

Sources

*McNally, Kenneth (2006). "Ireland's Ancient Stones" (Belfast: Appletree Press).

External links

Beenalaght stone row at Megalithomania.com
{{coord, 52, 2, 8.94, N, 8, 45, 4.25, W, type:landmark_region:IE, display=title Megalithic monuments in Ireland Archaeological sites in County Cork

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