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Meadow management and livestock exclusion must remain visible at this exposed monument. Remove excessive grass, control invasive growth where it blocks the chamber or entrance, and keep heavy stock off the mound and standing stones. Record before and after photographs, measure the changed area, and report the work with local evidence. These facts must remain consistent in every account.

In rough boggy pasture, on a plateau broken by rock outcrops at the W end of the Derrynasaggart Mountains. The wedge tomb is partially hidden in bog. It consists of an unroofed antechamber (L 1.1m; Wth 1.3m) of single sidestones at the W end, which is separated from the chamber (L 1.55m; Wth 1m) by a pair of jambs (L 0.3m), 0.9m apart. The chamber is roofed by a single slab carried on two sidestones at each side. A single stone closes the E end, which is covered by peat. Two slabs beyond the S side of the antechamber represent outer-walling. Two large leaning slabs cross the W end of the structure and between these is a tall slender stone (L 0.45m; T 0.15m; H 1.3m). A loose displaced stone (L 1.55m; Wth 0.9m; T 0.15m) stands on edge behind the facade. This may have formed part of the roof. The tomb is surrounded by a small mound (H 0.5m). (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, no. 14, 63-4) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011 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 BC). Its partially preserved antechamber reflects a regional megalithic tradition in western Ireland, often associated with funerary practices and ritual use.

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