Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - unclassified
Gortnahown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnahown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cistvaen (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.23140, -8.26656
- SMR number
- CO019-074----
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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
On summit of Knockeenadara hill at W end of Kilworth Mountains. Series of contiguous massive kerb-like stones (ranging from 0.45m-1.98m L; 0.35m-1.14m H) delimit area 8.5m N-S by 9.3m E-W. Some stones missing along S side and others prostrate along W perimeter. Little cairn material survives in interior; possibly robbed. Some possible cairn material survives on exterior along N side. Site may be compared with Cuppage (9829) and Knockaunavadreen (9830) and multiple cist cairn at Moneen (11931). (Cremen 1929, 43-4)
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.