Knockanereagh
In the townland of Knockanereagh ( Irish An Cnocán Riabhach ) east of the R587 road north-west of Cappeen in County Cork in Ireland there are two boulder burials (also known as boulder tombs) and a pair of stones.
The eastern boulder burial is an orange, irregularly shaped block of quartz about 1.5 × 1.2 m and about 0.9 m high that rests on three stones.
The western boulder Burial, about 20 m away, is an orange-colored, irregularly shaped block of quartz about 1.0 × 0.9 m and about 0.9 m high that rests on four stones. Two more quartz stones and a small sandstone block are 0.5 m away in the southwest on the ground.
The pair of stones stands 0.75 m to the northwest, next to the western boulder Burial. The formation has a total length of 2.9 m and the menhirs are 1.4 m apart. The northeast cuboid stone measures 1.2 m in height, 0.8 m in width and 0.7 m in thickness. The southwestern, irregularly shaped stone measures 1.05 m in height, 0.7 m in width and 0.6 m in thickness.
See also
Web links
- BoulderBurial 1 Description Engl. and pictures
- BoulderBurial 2 Description Engl. and pictures
- Pair of stones Description Engl. and pictures
Coordinates: 51 ° 48 '36.6 " N , 9 ° 2' 34.8" W.