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Stone row

Knockaclarig, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Stone row, Knockaclarig, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knockaclarig
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Stone Alignment (1936)
Coordinates
52.26358, -9.21001
SMR number
CO013-011004-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture, on top of spur on E side of Breanagh River valley. Row of four low stones, aligned E-W, 7.25m in overall length. East stone is 0.8m L, 0.2m T and 0.7m H. Second stone, 0.95m to W, is 0.65m L, 0.25m T and 0.95m H. Third stone, 1.6m from last, is 0.65m L, 0.22m T and 0.8m H. Fourth stone, 1.7m to W, is 0.85m L, 0.3m T and 0.9m H. Not all stones are firmly set. Hospital (14251) c. 50m to WNW; church (14513) c. 40m to W; burial (11993) c. 20m to WSW.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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