What is recorded here

On shoulder of N-facing slope, close to outcropping rock, at head of Sruhaunphadeen valley to NE of Douce Mountain. Comprises ruined E end of gallery (L 2.9m; Wth c. 1.3m) aligned E-W; represented by two sidestones to S, one fallen sidestone to N and inset backstone at E end. Outer-wallstones are present to N and S of gallery. Displaced roofstone lies above Eend. Traces of mound around N side of structure. Wedge-tomb (6397) stands c. 300m to E in Cornery townland. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 26, Co. 36) 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; Neolithic period. The structure's alignment and positioning suggest ritual or ceremonial significance, typical of megalithic tombs in the region.

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