What is recorded here

Hachured as circular mound on 1842 OS 6-inch map; not shown on 1904 OS 6-inch map; indicated as subrectangular field (diam. c. 10m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (7.5m N-S; 9.2m E-W) enclosed by fosse with external bank (H 0.5m). Some disturbance to interior on W side. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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; dates to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its representation on early Ordnance Survey maps indicates long-term local recognition, though its current status and wider significance are unclear.

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