What is recorded here

Five stones circle a shallow dug chamber on a north-facing terrace above the Kame River, their east-west axis stretching three metres while two stones lie prostrate and the northern entrance leans south. The completed ring, accompanied by another five-stone circle two hundred and fifty metres southwest, suggests deliberate repetition rather than scattered debris. People may have gathered there to mark seasons, solve disputes or simply enjoy the particular quality of river-valley light, turning stone into a room for ordinary life.

On terrace of N-facing slope on S side of Kame River valley. Circle complete; axial and two side stones prostrate. N entrance stone, leaning markedly to S, is 1.5m L, 0.6m T and 1.1m H. S entrance stone is 1m L, 0.5mT and 0.9m H. Interior of circle dug out (D 0.4m). Estimated measurement along main axis, aligned E-W, is c. 3m. Five-stone circle (6467) 250m to SW. (O Nualláin 1984a, 38, no. 71) 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

Dolmen, Knockavullig is likely from the Neolithic period, dating to between 4000 and 2500 BCE. It may have functioned as a burial or ceremonial site, reflecting early communal rituals associated with ancestor veneration or land use.

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