Wedge tomb in Dromduvane — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

The wedge tomb at Dromduvane is a ruined gallery measuring 3.75m long and 0.9m wide at the east end, open to the west with three overlapping stones to the north, one stone to the south, and an inset backstone at the east. It sits at the foot of an isolated rock knoll in County Cork, with fallen outer-wall stones and traces of a mound surviving to the south of the gallery.

At foot of isolated rock knoll. Ruined gallery (L 3.75m; Wth 0.9m at E), open to W, represented by three overlapping stones to N, one stone to S, inset backstone at E end. Fallen outer-wall stones, traces of mound to S of gallery. (O 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 construction and orientation are typical of the wedge tomb tradition found in western and southern Ireland, reflecting early funerary and ritual practices in the region.

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