What is recorded here

Boulder-burial in Ballynacarriga, County Cork, Ireland: In level pasture at foot of NW-facing slope and 100m SSW of boulder burial (CO126-015002-). One support stone visible beneath cover-stone (2.2m x 1.8m; T 1.1m). (O Nualláin 1978, 93, no. 25) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

In level pasture at foot of NW-facing slope and 100m SSW of boulder burial (CO126-015002-). One support stone visible beneath cover-stone (2.2m x 1.8m; T 1.1m). (O Nualláin 1978, 93, no. 25) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Boulder-burial in Ballynacarriga is a Neolithic funerary monument, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. It represents a simple form of megalithic tomb construction, significant for understanding early burial practices and landscape use in the region.

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