What is recorded here

Two massive boulder burials stand five metres apart in level pasture near the Ihernagh headwaters, their western cover stone sloping downwards as if pouring water into the earth. The eastern monument reveals one thick support stone beneath its cover, while a separate standing stone watches from the northeast. These are not random rocks but deliberate chambers where people once placed the dead beneath the sky, waiting for centuries until grass and forgetfulness softened their edges.

In level pasture near the headwaters of the Ihernagh river. Two boulder burials standing 5m apart. Cover stone to W (2.4m x 2.2m; T 1m) rests above three support stones. Upper surface slopes downwards to W. One support stone visible beneath cover-stone (1.7m x 1.3m; T 0.8m) of E monument. Standing stone (CO121-018003-) immediately NE of E boulder burial. (O Nualláin 1978, 92, no. 21; Roberts Ch. 6, no. 20) 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 Caherkirky is a Bronze Age megalithic tomb, likely dating to the early to middle first millennium BCE. Its construction and positioning reflect typical funerary practices of the period in the region, though its specific cultural or ritual significance remains unclear due to limited contextual data.

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