Why this matters
Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its position on a prominent ridge suggests ritual or territorial significance, common for such monuments in the Irish landscape.
What is recorded here
Situated on N-facing slope near top of low ridge overlooking Bride and Blackwater river basins. Tomb is very ruined. Gallery (L c. 3.2m), aligned NE-SW, represented by a prostrate sidestone to N, remains of outer-walling on S side, septal stone with possible portico to SW, and a number of displaced slabs. Structure is surrounded by traces of mound. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 9, No. 12)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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)
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