Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Boulder-burial
Maughanaclea, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Maughanaclea
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 51.75395, -9.29723
- SMR number
- CO106-016003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In pasture, on shoulder on N slopes of Maughnaclea Hills, overlooking Owngar river valley. Two boulder-burials (see CO106-016002-), placed within multiple-stone circle (CO106-016001-). Boulder (1.5m x 1.35m; 0.6m T) to N is centrally placed within circle; two support stones visible beneath. Cover-stone (1.5m x 1m; 0.6m T) of S boulder-burial is displaced; single support stone exposed beside it to W. (O Nualláin 1984a, 92, no. 23; Roberts 1988, ch. 5, no. 36).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Stone circle - multiple-stoneunder 1 mi
- Boulder-burialunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Stone circle - five-stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.