
What is recorded here
In level pasture. Raised circular area (H 0.5m; diam. 18m) enclosed by fosse with external bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.3m). Standing stone (9930) in fosse to E.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Neolithic ring-barrow, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. This monument represents an early form of burial practice in Ireland, often associated with elite or significant individuals, and its standing stone suggests possible ritual or ceremonial significance.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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