What is recorded here
For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 44, no. 99, one of two 'cromlechs' recorded near Sneem).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Megalithic tomb, likely a portal dolmen, dating to the Neolithic or early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in its association with early megalithic traditions in southwest Ireland, reflecting ritual or funerary practices of the period.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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