What is recorded here

Labbadermot is a ruined wedge tomb on the steep south side of Carrigarierk hill in County Cork. Its short gallery measures 2.4m long and narrows from 1.2m to 0.8m wide, with three stones forming each side and one outer wall stone still standing to the south. The whole structure sits inside an irregular mound, suggesting people shaped the hill itself around the burial chamber.

On small level area on steeply sloping S side Carrigarierk hill. Short wedge-shaped gallery (L 2.4m; Wth 1.2m at W end, 0.8m at E), aligned E-W; ruinous. N and S sides each formed of three stones; single outer-wall stone survives to S. Structure incorporated in mound of irregular outline. (de Valera and O Nuallain 1982, 28, no. 39) 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 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)

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its orientation and construction reflect typical features of early megalithic funerary architecture in the region.

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