Burial Gd

In pasture on S-facing slope. Irregular area enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank. Modern gate on S side. Many grave-markers noted. Man-made underground passage (CO126-021---) within burial ground. 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

A Neolithic passage tomb; dates to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. It is significant as part of a broader network of megalithic tombs in the region, reflecting early ceremonial and burial practices.