Tompin

In flat pasture, on shoulder of gentle slope. Remains comprise subcircular raised area (diam. 8.5m N-S; 9m E-W) delimited by series of low, upright, kerb-like slabs (0.65m max. H). Inside W perimeter are apparent remains of cist with displaced roofstone (1.6m x 1.4m x 0.2m) resting on edge of sidestone (0.6m H; 0.6m x 0.2m). To N and within NE quadrant is arc of stones (0.5m max. H) set 1.6m-2m inside kerb and roughly parallel to it. South portion of site appears dug out. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Neolithic period (c. 4000–2500 BCE). Its kerb-like slabs and subcircular form suggest a ritual or funerary function, typical of megalithic traditions in Ireland.