Wedge tomb in Belrose Lower

At foot of outcropping rock ridge, on floor of broad shallow valley. Ruinous; three stones set in line (L 2.6m), represent side (possibly N) of a gallery, aligned NW-SW. Displaced roofstone rests against W pair. Orthostat at right-angles to S side of the W end of gallery may represent a frontal facade. No indications of surrounding mound. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 33, Co. 47) 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 alignment and construction reflect a regional tradition of funerary monuments in the Irish wedge tomb culture.