Boulder-burial in Dunmanus East

In swampy field, overrun by high tides, just S of mount of river which flows into Dunmanus Harbour. Subrectangular flat-topped boulder (2.4m x 1.9m; T 0.9m) resting above three support stones. (O Nualláin 1978, 94, no. 28; Roberts 1988, Ch. 4, no. 42) 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; likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. It represents a rare and distinctive funerary tradition in southwest Ireland, reflecting early communal burial practices.