Wedge tomb in Cappaghnacallee

In rough pasture between two knolls of outcropping rock with occasional rock and boulders protruding from the surface. There are views to the S and SW over undulating pasture to the mouth of Roaringwater Bay. The monument, incorporated in a stone field wall, consists of a gallery (L 2.m; Wth 0.65m at the open NE end), aligned NE-SW. The W end of the monument has collapsed and is obsured by the roofstone and field-clearance material. The S side forms part of the field wall and is represented by three stones that rise in height to the W. Only the E stone of the N side survives and there is no evidence for a backstone. The roofstone (2.2m x at least 1m; T 0.2m) rests on the two opposing sidestones forming the E end of the gallery and slopes downwards to the entrance area where it is covered by field-clearance material. The monument appears to have collapsed in antiquity as there is a layer of peat on top of the roofstone below the field-clearance material. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its location offers potential ritual or funerary significance in relation to the surrounding landscape and views over Roaringwater Bay.