Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
An Chlochbhuaile, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- An Chlochbhuaile
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cromlech (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.79783, -9.24489
- SMR number
- CO093-001----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On NW-facing slope beside isolated outcrop of rock, at head of Sruhaunphadeen valley to NE of Douce Mountain. Comprises small gallery (L 2m; Wth 1.25m at W end, 0.75m at E) open to SW, covered by single roofstone, represented by three sidestones to N, two to S and inset backstone at E end. No indications of surrounding mound. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1982, 29, Co. 41)
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.