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Found during preparation of cliff face for quarry blasting in May 1946. Skeletal remains of two adults were recovered with three sherds of a Drimnagh Style bowl; a fourth undecorated sherd may have come from a second pot (pers. comm. M. Cahill). Although details of the burial are poorly documented, Brindley and Lanting (1989-90, 3) suggest that this may be an 'orthodox burial of Linkardstown Type.' Radiocarbon determination of 4585±80BP (OxA-2681) obtained for skeletal remains (ibid., 2).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
An account of this monument has been published in: Cahill, M. & Sikora, M. (2011) Breaking ground, finding graves- reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006. vol. 1, 12-17.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 15 August 2012
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