Wedge tomb in Arduslough

On steep SE-facing slope c.75m SW of another wedge tomb (CO147-048002-). Small chamber (L 2.45m; Wth 1.3m at W end, 1.1m At E) open to SW; each side of two stones; E end closed by inset backstone; chamber covered by roofstone. One outer-wall stone present to S of chamber. Traces of small mound around W end tomb. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 40, Co. 59; Roberts 1988, Ch. 4, No. 27). 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)

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its small chamber and orientation are typical of wedge tombs found in the Irish Céide Fields region, reflecting early communal burial practices.