What is recorded here

Mamucky holds a small wedge tomb where field debris still leans against its north stone. People built a narrow chamber on the valley slope, perhaps for ancestors or ceremony, then lived around it until farm work buried the shape. What is left is a room no larger than a breath, waiting to be remembered.

On gentle SW-facing slope in shallow valley of tributary of River Lee. Comprises small gallery (L 1.5m; Wth c. 0.75m) aligned NW-SE, represented by single sidestones to N and S, and inset backstone at E end.Transversely-set stone at W end of N side may be part of facade or entrance feature. Split buttress-stone supports S sidestone. Chamber is covered by single roofstone. Field clearance debris has been piled against N side. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 136) 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

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BCE). Its orientation and construction reflect a regional tradition in Munster, Ireland, where such tombs often mark significant ritual or funerary sites.

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