Mound in Clashelane

In swamp, c. 20m N of river's edge. Depicted on 1937 OS 6-inch map as hachured mound (c. 20m NE-SW; c. 10m NW-SE). Grass-covered kidney-shaped, earthen mound (17.6m E-W; 13m N-S; H 1.6m) with opening (Wth 4.8m; D 6m) to SE. 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

Neolithic passage tomb, dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE. Its location in a swamp and the presence of a significant opening suggest it was deliberately sited for ritual or funerary purposes, typical of early ceremonial landscapes in Ireland.