What is recorded here
On forested hilltop, S of ring-barrow (CO141-013001-). Subrectangular cairn (H 1.9m; 18.6m E-W; 19.1m N-S); overgrown.
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
Subrectangular cairn, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age. Its size and location suggest it may be a funerary monument, possibly associated with a broader ritual landscape including the nearby ring-barrow.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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