Boulder-burial in Rougham — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Half-buried in cutaway bog south of the Kerry River, a sandstone boulder rises on seven hidden stones, lifting its flat top just high enough for a hand to grip or a coin to land. Local memory calls the field páirc an aonaigh, a fairground where ancient dealings were sealed upon that same stone. The earth has taken most of it, yet the boulder still stands like a table leg pulled up from beneath a forgotten market.

In rough pasture on cutaway bog, in a level area to the S of the Kerry River. A large sandstone boulder (1.75m N-S; 1.6m E-W; H 0.85m) rests on five support-stones which, augmented by two pad-stones, elevate it (0.15-0.2m) above the ground. According to local tradition, the field in which it stands was known as 'páirc an aonaigh', a place where a large fair took place in 'ancient times', with payments made and deals sealed on this boulder. Field boundaries (CO090-016002-) are c. 50m to the W. 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 Rougham is a Neolithic funerary monument, dating to approximately 4000–2500 BCE. It represents a rare and distinctive form of early burial practice in the British Isles, reflecting the ritual use of large stones and the significance of landscape in Neolithic communities.

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