Wedge tomb in Gort An Phludaigh

On gentle S-facing slope of River Lee valley in N foothills of Shehy Mountains. Comprises long gallery (L c. 4.7m; Wth 0.5m at E end, widening to W) aligned ESE-WNW, represented by four stones to N and at least three stones to S; row of six buttress-stones along N side terminating in façade stone at W end. Gallery decreases in height from W to E; two overlapping roofstones cover E end. (de Valera and O Nualláin 1982, 18-9, Co. 25) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 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 BCE). Its elongated, narrowing gallery and orientation are characteristic of wedge tombs found primarily in the west and midlands of Ireland, reflecting regional funerary practices of the period.