What is recorded here

Two rock-cut chambers in Gortdromagh, County Cork, still hold the shape of human breath. Carved no larger than a sleeping child might fill, they were probably dug to hide, meditate or preserve what rain and theft would take. The narrow creepway between them suggests urgency or ritual rather than casual entry. One displaced slab carries cupmarks, small depressions that may have marked ownership, prayer or simply the patience of a chisel. Whatever they were, they were made to be entered, used and forgotten.

In ringfort (CO132-006001-). Two rectangular rock-cut chambers joined by narrow creepway. 'Investigated' c. 1984; chambers now lie exposed, only four roof lintels remain in place. One displaced slab is cupmarked (CO132-078---). Chamber 1: L 1.9m; Wth 1.5m; D 0.6m. Chamber 2: L 2.1m; Wth 1.6m; D 0.5m. 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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