Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
Barnagowlane West, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Barnagowlane West
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Knockanenaolora (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.72594, -9.30632
- SMR number
- CO106-034----
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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 low rise in valley bottom about 100m S of Mealagh river. Wedge-shaped gallery (L 2.8m; Wth 1.2m at W end, 0.8m at E) open to SW, represented by two orthostats and fallen sidestone to N, backstone to E; covered by a single roofstone. Three outer-wall stones visible at E end gallery. Remains of mound survive to N and W of monument. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 135).
Myler (1998, 83) records that 'this area has recently been planted with trees and new forestry drains run to within a couple of yards of the tomb. The stones appear to be undamaged but it is in a heavily overgrown state'.
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: 29 January 2013
References
Myler, D. 1998 An archaeological survey of the Mealagh Valley. Mealagh Valley Community Development Association.
Nearby in the register
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.