What is recorded here

No human body has been found there, though the chamber is narrow enough for one person to lie down and twice long enough for two. The whole structure leans south as if the cliff pulled it sideways during the nights it was built. Someone carried those roofstones up from the beach below and set them overlapping like a mouth half open. The mound is only ten metres across, small enough that the builders knew exactly how much sky they were taking from the dead.

Facing into foot of cliff, on small level area grassland. Entire structure leans to the S. Narrow chamber (L 2m; Wth c. 0.8m) aligned NE-SW, covered by two overlapping roofstones. Entrance to NE marked by two tall portal-stones and tall door stone. Sides and back of chamber of single stones. Incorporated in low oval mound, 10m by 8m. (deValera and O Nualláin 1982, 41-2, Co. 62; Roberts 1988, Chp. 4, No. 18) 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 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)

Portal tomb; Neolithic period. Characterized by a narrow chamber and two tall portal stones marking the entrance, reflecting early megalithic funerary architecture in the region.

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