What is recorded here
In pasture. Raised circular area (26m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by low stone wall. Upright and fallen grave markers noted.
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 children's burial site, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in the rare focus on infant or child burials, offering insight into Neolithic funerary practices and social structures.
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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