
What is recorded here
On crest Knocknaveagh hill above Bantry, 350m SW of summit. Ruined chamber (L 1.2m) aligned E-W, covered by single roof stone; N side formed of one slab, decreasing in height W->E; inset back stone at E end. Number of slabs lie in chamber area. No indications of mound. Some doubt about exact nature monument; interpretation as a wedge-tomb not inconsistent with present evidence. (Roberts 1988, Ch. 5, no. 9; Ó Nualláin 1989, 135).
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
Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its orientation and construction reflect a regional tradition in southwest Ireland, with significance as part of a broader funerary and ritual landscape.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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