Wedge tomb in Caherlehillan

This tomb lies about 300m NE of KE070-035---- and is deeply buried in boggy ground. It consists of a narrow unroofed gallery, c. 3.7m in overall length and 1.15m in average width. One large stone forms the N side of the gallery. Two stones, set one behind the other, close the E end. The S side consists of three stones; the stone at W is set outside the line of the other two and may have served as a doubling to a now missing side-stone. A buttress-stone leans against it at W. The levels of the side-stones indicate a general decrease in height from W to E. A prostrate stone at the open W end of the gallery may represent a fallen septal- or door-stone (de Valera and Ó Nuallain 1982, 60). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 74. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. 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) Date of upload: 30 July 2013

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its narrow, unroofed gallery and location in boggy ground are typical of wedge tombs found in the Atlantic facade region of Ireland.