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What is recorded here
In rough grazing, on NE-facing slope, overlooking Kealincha river valley. Two boulder burials stand 1.1m apart. Cover stone (2m x 1.4m; 0.7m T) resting on two support stones. Second boulder to NW (CO115-06301-); sub-rectangular boulder (1.5m x 1.3m; 0.5m T) rests on three support stones.
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 Crumpane is a Bronze Age funerary monument, likely dating to between 2000 and 800 BCE. Its construction reflects early megalithic burial practices in the region, indicating local ritual activity and social organisation during the prehistoric period.
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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