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On S-facing slope c.200m from shore at inner end of Barley Cover. Ruined gallery (L 4m; Wth c. 0.8m) aligned NE-SW, comprises one orthostat and two fallen sidestones to S, one orthostat to N, inset backstone to E. Orthostat at NW corner probably remains of outer-walling. Roof-stone, in two pieces, lies above gallery. No indications of surrounding mound. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 39, Co. 57; Roberts 1988, Ch. 4, no. 32) 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 orientation and construction reflect typical features of wedge tombs found in Atlantic Europe, significant as a regional marker of early funerary and social practices.

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