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Boulder-burial in Gorteanish

Boulder-burial
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Boulder-burial in Gorteanish
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A large boulder (1.80m x 1.60m; H 0.50m) located in the NW quadrant of a multiple-stone circle (CO130-016---) may be the cover-stone of a boulder-burial. No support-stones are visible. A second boulder-burial (CO130-043---) stands 6m to the S, immediately outside the stone circle. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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