Bronze Age, stone rows, megaliths, Cork, Kerry
This paper examines the chronology and religious significance of stone rows of the later Bronze Age in Cork and Kerry. The results from four archaeological excavations conducted by the author are presented, along with a review of older investigations. Radiocarbon dates for cremation burial at three sites provide a new insight into the absolute dating of these monuments. The significance of those burials is discussed in respect of the use of stone rows as funerary sites. By the Middle Bronze Age worship of the sun was central to religious beliefs in south-west Ireland, with stone rows one of several monumental expressions of that cult.