Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Boulder-burial
Ballyvackey, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvackey
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.63375, -8.94788
- SMR number
- CO135-005002-
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 low flat pasture in basin of Feagle river. Stone block (2.8m x 2m; 0.7m) possible cover of boulder burial. Standing stone (CO135-129---) beside boulder to W; multiple stone circle (CO135-005001-) 50m to S. (O Nualláin 1984, No. 35).
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 stoneunder 1 mi
- Stone circle - multiple-stoneunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.