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Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb

Ryefield East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, Ryefield East, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ryefield East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Dolmen (1935)
Coordinates
51.99521, -8.50495
SMR number
CO052-020----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on gently sloping arable land, in undulating country, c. 300m SE of Cloghnagashee river. Tomb is very ruined. Large roofstone (L 3.9m; Wth over 2.2m) rests above a number of fallen slabs. Single orthostat to S may be sidestone; second leaning orthostat to W may be facade stone. Structure incorporated in a low mound. Despite its ruinous condition the monument maybe interpreted as a wedge-tomb with a gallery orientated roughly W-E. (deValera and O Nualláin 1982, 9, No. 11).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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)

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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