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Boulder-burial in Ballyvackey

Boulder-burial
Boulder-burial in Ballyvackey
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In low flat pasture in basin of Feagle river. Stone block (2.8m x 2m; 0.7m) possible cover of boulder burial. Standing stone (CO135-129---) beside boulder to W; multiple stone circle (CO135-005001-) 50m to S. (O Nualláin 1984, No. 35). 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, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its association with a standing stone and multiple stone circle suggests ritual or funerary significance within a broader ceremonial landscape.

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