Excavated in 1989 under leadership of William O’Brien, now Professor of Archaeology at University College Cork, it is a well-documented site. The monument is open to the public and can be visited during the opening hours of the garden. A path leads past the remaining gable of an old turf house up to the monument.
Thanks to William O’Brien and Nick Hogan, also from UCC, four impressive information panels focussing on Bronze-age megalithic monuments in Co. Cork (Sacred Stones, Boulder Burials, Stone Rows and Ballycommane) are displayed in the Ballycommane Visitor Centre. The panels can also be downloaded here. The Visitor Centre is housed in the Old Piggery, a carefully restored traditional stone building near the site.
Two excavation reports including a site plan can be found online: Mega-What.com and excavations.ie
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