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Dolmen in Coollicka

Megalithic tomb

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On level patch of ground, commanding view to S along Dripsey River valley.Tomb and many of surrounding field fences removed; capstone and orthostats piled atop nearest remaining field boundary. De Valera and O Nualláin (1982, 8, no. 10) recorded ruined chamber covered by single roofstone (2.4m x 2.2m; 0.3m T)…

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On level patch of ground, commanding view to S along Dripsey River valley.Tomb and many of surrounding field fences removed; capstone and orthostats piled atop nearest remaining field boundary. De Valera and O Nualláin (1982, 8, no. 10) recorded ruined chamber covered by single roofstone (2.4m x 2.2m; 0.3m T) supported by single stone to W (H 0.7m; 1.1m x 0.15m) and SE (H 0.75m; 0.5m x 0.25m); N end rests on ground. Stone (H 0.1m) protrudes from ground at N end; W of SE support stone are two stones (H 1m: H 0.45m) side by side; two stones (H 0.75m: H 0.55m) stand beyond E edge of roofstone (ibid.). O Nualláin (ibid.) described tomb as unclassified but says, 'the possibility that the monument may be a large cist cannot be excluded. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO050-077

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