What is recorded here

One chamber, four stones, and a living hawthorn in the middle. The mound is small enough to walk around in a minute, yet the south edge still holds a low crescent of broken rock, as if the original pile was taller before people took it apart. The chamber may have held a body, a gift, or a warning for the field beyond. The hawthorn has had centuries to drink rain and mark the spot, doing what the forgotten stones stopped doing.

In W end of oval cairn (4.2m E-W; 2.4m N-S; H 0.67m) (CO013-006----). Square cist consisting of four upright stones (0.54m x 0.68m x 0.13m; 0.88m x 0.9m x 0.3m; 0.6m x 1.4m x 0.18m; 4th stone (Wth 0.6m) partially concealed by cairn material; hawthorn in centre. Low crescent of cairn material on S side of cairn may indicate larger mound originally. According to Bowman (1934, 442), 'stone which covered the cist lies nearby, it measures 3ft by 2ft 10in by 3in'; possibly stone slab (0.4m x 0.36m x 0.05m) at E end of cairn although dimensions differ. 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

Tumulus at Cappaphaudeen is a Bronze Age cist tomb, dating to approximately 2000–800 BCE. It is significant as a small burial monument reflecting early funerary practices in the region.

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