What is recorded here

Under a possible ringfort in Ballynamona, a narrow stone chamber waits beneath the grass, its entrance hidden by two capstones and a lintel. Dr. E. Shee-Twohig found it in 1976, revealing a sub-rectangular space barely wide enough for one person to crawl through diagonally. The chamber contains a single animal bone and no visible surface trace, suggesting it served a private or forgotten purpose rather than grand display.

In possible ringfort (8644). Investigated by Dr. E. Shee-Twohig in 1976. McCarthy (1977, 168) described single sub-rectangular stone-built chamber (L 2.9m; Wth 0.7m-0.85m; H 1.32m; long axis NW-SE); roofed with capstones, one removed. Entrance shaft (stone-built) at S end of SW side, covered by two capstones; lintelled ope to chamber. Single animal bone found. No visible surface trace. 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

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