What is recorded here

On top of a low hill overlooking estuary of Ilen river to NW. Oblong boulder (2.75m x 1.7m; T 1.5m) rests on two stones. Prostrate slab (L 2.15m; 0.9m x 0.65m) lies 1.5m to S of monument; may be fallen standing stone. (O Nualláin 1978, 95, no. 31; Roberts 1988, Ch. 3, no. 14) 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

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its positioning on a prominent hill suggests ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly linked to early farming communities in the region.

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