Boulder-burial in Maughanaclea

In pasture, on shoulder on N slopes of Maughnaclea Hills, overlooking Owngar river valley. Two boulder-burials (see CO106-016003-), placed within multiple-stone circle (CO106-016001-). Boulder (1.5m x 1.35m; 0.6m T) to N is centrally placed within circle; two support stones visible beneath. Cover-stone (1.5m x 1m; 0.6m T) of S boulder-burial is displaced; single support stone exposed beside it to W. (O Nualláin 1984a, 92, no. 23; Roberts 1988, ch. 5, no. 36). 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 Maughanaclea is a Bronze Age funerary monument, likely dating to the early to middle first millennium BCE. Its association with a multiple-stone circle suggests ritual or ceremonial significance within a broader funerary landscape.