Burial mound in Dromdrasdil

Reclaimed pasture broken by rock outcrop, S bank of River Bandon. Earthen mound (diam. 7.5m; H 0.75m) with a depression (D 0.45m) in centre; two upright stones (H 0.61m and H 0.53m) at edge of depression to E, which according to local information mark burials. Locally referred to as "The Graves". 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

Bronze Age burial mound, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. Its earthen structure with central depression and associated standing stones indicates a ritual or funerary function typical of early Irish burial practices.