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Discovered in 1990 during agricultural improvements. Investigated by Martin Byrne and Louise Lynch, UCC. Two stone-built chambers at right angles to each other and connected by creepway. Chamber 1: (L 3.5m; Wth 0.96m; H 0.8m-1.25m; long axis N-S); side walls slope inwards towards top; three lintels in situ at N end; probable entrance at N end as ground slopes upwards towards surface; creepway (L 1.2m) at S end, roofed with five lintels. Chamber 2 (L 2.65m; Wth 0.8m; H 1.45m; long axis E-W) entered from chamber 1 midway along N side; rectangular with slightly rounded corners; side walls slope inwards towards top; three lintels in situ at W end.
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
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