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On narrow level shoulder on S-facing upper slope, at end of W extension Sugarloaf Mountain overlooking Bantry Bay; buried in bog. Partly collapsed gallery (L 3.3m; Wth c. 1m) aligned NE-SW; each side represented by two sidestones, backstone at E end, fallen closing or septal-stone to W. Two displaced roofstones lie in chamber area, covering two fallen outer-wall stones to N. Incorporated in mound, 8.5m by 7m. (O Nualláin 1989, 136)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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