Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Boulder-burial
Ballycommane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycommane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cromlech (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.63615, -9.47965
- SMR number
- CO131-005002-
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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 top of a low E-W ridge overlooking pasture to S of Four Mile Water river. Quartz conglomorate (1.8m x 1.6m; T 0.8m) resting above three supportstones. Pair of standing stones (CO131-005001-) 2.2m to ENE and boulder burial excavated in 1989 (pers. comm. Dr. W.F. O'Brien). No pit, human remains or finds recovered. (O Nualláin 1978, 93, no.27)
See O'Brien 1990, 14-15 - 'Excavations 1989'.
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
- Standing stone - pairunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.