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Boulder-burial in Kilmore (carbery West (e.d) By.)

Boulder-burial

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Boulder-burial in Kilmore (carbery West (e.d) By.) stands at the NE end of an eight-metre line, its flat top wide enough for a palm to rest while the SW support stone holds the weight. Pasture stretches in every direction, inviting a person to sit beside it and watch the horizon change from white daylight to black shadow. The line repeats at short distances, suggesting a route walked or a boundary marked rather than a single tomb forgotten.
In level pasture with excellent views in all directions. The fourth of a series of four boulder-burials (CO132-029002-, CO132-029003-, CO132-029004-) set in a NE-SW line (total length 8m). This stands at the NE end and consists of a flat-topped, roughly square boulder (1.2m x 1.15m; H 0.65m) with a single support-stone visible under its SW side. Another boulder-burial (CO132-029004-) stands 0.95m to the SW and a standing stone (410, vol. 1) is c. 6m to the SE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Boulder-burial, likely dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE), associated with megalithic funerary traditions in south-west Ireland. Its alignment and positioning within a linear group suggest ritual or territorial significance.

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