Why this matters
Neolithic burial monument, c. 4000–2500 BCE, potentially a cist burial associated with an earthen mound. Its significance lies in providing insight into early funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region.
What is recorded here
In pasture. Oval earthen mound (12m E-W; 5m N-S; H 0.5m) known locally as "children's burial ground". At SE corner three stones set in ground form cist-like structure (1.1m E-W; 0.73m N-S) (CO143-092----) with possibly displaced covering stone on N side. No 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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