What is recorded here

On top of a Knocknacarrin Hill. Subcircular cairn (H 3m; 15.2m E-W; 21.5m N-S) of stones and boulders. (O'Brien 1970, 12). 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

Subcircular Neolithic cairn, likely a passage tomb variant. Its location on a prominent hill suggests ritual or ceremonial significance in the prehistoric landscape.

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