Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone row
Knockaclarig, County Cork, Ireland
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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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 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
- Burialunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Hospitalunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.