What is recorded here

On a west-facing slope above the Lispole valley, a lost boulder-dolmen stood beside three aligned stones, its large capstone resting on three smaller supports until people removed it to cut a track. The stones still mark the edge of the valley, facing the Blasket Islands, while the buried chamber has vanished under the wheels and feet of later years. What remains is a gap in the landscape, shaped by forgetfulness and the practical hunger for a road.

Situated on a generally W facing slope, commanding an extensive view over the Lispole valley and as far W as the Blasket Islands, this site is comprised of an alignment of 3 stones, 7.55m long, with an outlier standing 60m to NE. Immediately NW of this stone, a large boulder resting on 3 smaller ones was removed to make way for a track (local information). Based on the description and the context it is suggested that this feature was a boulder-dolmen; it is not unusual for such monuments to occur in close proximity to isolated or pairs of standing stones, although none have previously been recorded in association with a stone alignment (Ó Nualláin 1978a, 75-114). The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 50. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Boulder-burial; likely dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its strategic location suggests ritual or funerary significance, possibly linked to landscape orientation and long-distance visibility.

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