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On SW-facing slope on E side of Owengarriff River valley, a tributary of River Lee. Monument partly buried in bog and used as dump for field clearance material. Comprises gallery (L 2.1m; Wth c. 0.9m) aligned ESE-WNW, represented by two sidestones to N, three sidestones to S and inset backstone at E end. Gallery covered by two overlapping roofstones. No outer walling visible and no indications of surrounding mound. Wedge-tomb (CO080-008----) stands 150m to NNW. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 19-20, Co. 26)
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
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume IV. Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1982)
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