Dolmen in Glanworth, megalithic structure in County Cork

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What is recorded here

In flat pasture; multiple-cist cairn (CO027-069---) c. 300m to WSW. Remains comprise chamber-like structure, aligned E-W, represented by three contiguous upright stones to S and one to N, 1.2m apart. North stone leans outwards; it is 3m L, 0.7m T and 1.1m H. West stone of S side is 1.25m L, 0.8m T and 1.15m H. Next stone is 0.8m L, 0.5m T and 1.15m H. Third stone leans to S and measures 1.4m L, 0.7m T and, if erect, 1.15m H. Nature of site is uncertain. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 43) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO027-076

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