Why this matters
Boulder-burial in Cappaleigh North is a Bronze Age funerary monument, likely dating to the early to middle first millennium BCE. Its significance lies in its association with ritual burial practices and the use of large stone elements typical of the period in the region.
What is recorded here
On isolated patch of pasture at SW foot of Mass Mount. Flat-topped slab (2.1m x 2.1m; T 0.8m) resting above at least three support stones. Standing stone (CO116-00702-) 1.5m to E. (Ó Nualláin 1978, 91, 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
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