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Graves — Killmountain

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Graves — Killmountain
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Not shown on 1842 and 1903 OS 6-inch maps. In rough grazing, on steep SSE-facing slope. Rectangular slab-lined hollow (L 0.9m; Wth 0.34m; D 0.35m) closed by flat sandstone slab. Human bone fragments noted inside. Area around burial strewn with loose stones; heap of white quartzite pebbles to E. Two upright slabs (H c. 0.45m; long axes E-W) adjacent to NE. 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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