Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Standing stone
Knocknacurragh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknacurragh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gallán (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.17808, -9.09520
- SMR number
- CO022-066----
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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
Not marked on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Stone (L 1.5m; 0.68m x 0.42m) removed c. 1983 and now lying beside field fence to E (CO022-285----). May be one of three stones (10080, 10081) referred to by Bowman (1934, 500) in this townland: '(a) in C.M. O'Connor's, 2ft 2in high, by 5ft 3in by 19in; (b) in T. O'Sullivan's, 3ft 1in by 87in girth; (c) in P. O'Donoghue's, 2ft 9in by 7ft 11in girth'.
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 revision: 18 November 2009
Nearby in the register
- Standing stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.