What is recorded here

Boulder-burial in Clashbredane is a chambered tomb where a large rounded stone rests on three supports in rolling Cork pasture. It is not a casual pile; it is a built death-house, likely holding ancestors and marking territory long before written records. The simplicity is striking: three stones, one cover, and a level patch of ground chosen for visibility. People may have gathered there to remember, feed the dead, or claim lineage under open sky.

In rolling pasture, on level patch of ground. Rounded boulder (2.1m x 1.5m; 1.2m T) rests on three support stones. (Ó Nualláin 1978, 86, no. 7) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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 Clashbredane is a megalithic tomb, likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its construction reflects a tradition of single-stone burials found in parts of Ireland, indicating local funerary practices associated with early farming communities.

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