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Marked 'Cromlech' on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Not shown on 1903 or 1940 OS 6-inch maps. Removed. Sports field now occupies site. According to de Valera and O Nualláin (1982, 45, no. 13), 'The 1842 Memoranda describe the object as...."a very perfect Cromlech or Druid's Altar". The original nature of the feature is uncertain. 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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Megalithic tomb in Cúil Aodha

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