Boulder-burial in Lissarourke — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Lissarourke in County Cork holds a chambered tomb where one massive slab spans four hidden stones. The structure still stands in rolling pasture, waiting for the dead who first shaped it. Its size suggests a community capable of moving tons of rock and a ritual that required strength. The field has kept that human effort alive for centuries.

On level pastch of ground in rolling pasture. Large slab (3m x 2m; T 0.6m) resting above four support stones. (Ó Nualláin 1978, 86, no. 8) 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 Lissarourke is a Neolithic tomb, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE, and represents an early form of megalithic funerary monument. Its construction reflects the early development of stone burial practices in the region.

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