What is recorded here

Island (fermoy By.) holds a wedge tomb marked only by absence. The lost structure stood forty-two paces south-west, an eight-foot square chamber taken down around 1877. Its brittle stones and black charcoal-rich earth suggest fire, ritual or repeated human use before the field reclaimed the place.

Grove White (1905-25, vol. 1, 328) was informed by landowner of wedge tomb (9820) that '42 paces' to SW 'in the same field, there was another cromlech, taken down about 1877. It was about 8 feet square. The stones were very brittle, and showed signs of having been burnt. The earth around was black, showing charcoal remains'. No visible surface trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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; likely dates to the Bronze Age (c. 2500–500 BCE). Its significance lies in its association with a now-dismantled cromlech, indicating a possible ritual or funerary landscape in the area.

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