
What is recorded here
On shoulder of SW-facing slope of low hill overlooking the Ruagagh river. Flat-topped boulder (2.3m x 2.1m; T 1.2m) resting above four support stones. (Nyhan 1930, 102; Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 53)
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 Baurnahulla is a Neolithic funerary monument, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. It represents a rare and distinctive form of early megalithic burial practice in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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