
What is recorded here
In pasture on S-facing slope. Slightly raised irregular area (26m N-S; 24m E-W) partially enclosed by field fence (NW->ESE). Many grave markers noted in interior.
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
A Neolithic passage tomb; significant as a burial and ceremonial site dating to the 4th–3rd millennia BCE.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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