Dolmen

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. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its location overlooking the Dripsey River valley suggests it may have had ritual or ceremonial significance in its original context.