Burial ground in Cabragh, County Cork

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What is recorded here

In undulating pasture. Raised subrectangular area (29m N-S; 17.3m E-W) bounded on E and W sides by rock outcrop. An arrangement of four stones (H 0.52m to 0.76m) stands in NW quadrant; stones are aligned E-W and form a rough square (1.5m square). Fifth stone stands at right angles to NE stones, 1.9m away. Interior overgrown with many small loose stones underfoot. Known locally as burial ground.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO059-182

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