What is recorded here
On S shoreline of White Ball head. Irregular area (20m N-S; 8m E-W) defined by stone scatter on surface; S side suffering from sea erosion. Some upright grave markers noted.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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