What is recorded here

Half-swallowed by the valley floor between Mount Eagle and Croaghmarhin, the wedge tomb still holds its angle against the slope. Stones scattered along the SW side and a lone upright to the NW hint at a chamber once large enough for several lives. What the mound concealed, and whose bones it kept, has slipped into the soil and silence.

This monument is situated on the NW slope and close to the floor of the valley between Mount Eagle and Croaghmarhin. The structure, which is partly set into the slope and apparently much concealed, can be interpreted as the remains of a wedge-tomb. A single stone to the NE and 3 others along the SW side probably represent outer-walling. An upright stone to the NW and a fallen stone close by to the SW may be the remains of a facade. Some of the many slabs which litter the enveloping mound may once have formed part of the tomb; others are undoubtedly the result of field clearance. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 31. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

Wedge tomb; dates to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its location and construction reflect a regional tradition of funerary architecture in the Irish landscape.

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