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Boulder-burial in Kealagowlane

Boulder-burial
Boulder-burial in Kealagowlane
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On the W side of a stream, on a natural terrace on the S slopes of Sugar Loaf mountain with good views over Bantry Bay to the S. The boulder-burial stands just N of the centre of a multiple-stone circle (CO104-027001-). The cover-stone (1.3m x 0.95m; H 0.5m) rests on two support-stones at N and a pad-stone at S supported by two smaller stones. There is a cairn (CO104-027003-) 66m to the NNW, two burnt mounds (CO104-027004-, CO104-027005-) 86m and 97m to the NW, respectively and a fulacht fia (CO104-027006-) 113m to the WNW. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Boulder-burial in Kealagowlane is a Bronze Age funerary monument, likely associated with a multiple-stone circle. Its location suggests ritual or ceremonial significance within a landscape of broader prehistoric activity.

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