
What is recorded here
Roadside. Triangular area of grass defined to E and W by roads; to N by field fence. No 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 portal dolmen dating to the Neolithic period. Its significance lies in representing an early megalithic funerary tradition associated with communal burial practices in southwest Ireland.
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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