
What is recorded here
In narrow wet valley, c. 5m to N of River Feale. Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Wedge-shaped grass-covered mound (L 60.25m; max. Wth 19m, min. Wth 6.5m; H max. 5.2m), long axis NE-SW.
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
Wedge tomb, likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its orientation and dimensions are typical of regional funerary monuments, reflecting early ritual practices and social organisation in the area.
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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