Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone row
Knocknanagh East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknanagh East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Alignment (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.19817, -9.12871
- SMR number
- CO021-019----
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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 level pasture, on crest of broad ridge in headwaters of Owenkeal River. Row of four stones, aligned NE-SW, 7.4m in overall length. Three stones knocked in early 1990s; only SW stone standing with remainder piled at NE base. NE stone was 0.55m L, 0.35m T and 0.3m H. Second stone, 1m to SW, was 0.6m L, 0.4m T and 0.4m H. Third stone, 0.9m from last, was 0.6m L, 0.3m T and 0.55m H. Fourth stone, 2.4m further to SW, is 1.3m L, 0.7m T and 1.3m H. (Ó Nualláin 1988, 231, no. 2)
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
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.