Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kerb circle
Knockaroura, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockaroura
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Stone Circle (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.11375, -8.62595
- SMR number
- CO033-064----
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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 SW end of ridge comprising Knockaroura. Site very overgrown with furze and heather. Three upright stones set into low curving bank of earth and stone (int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m), enclosing circular area (diam. c. 11.5m) SW->ENE. Stone to SW measures 1m L, 0.3m T and 0.9m H; NNE stone is 0.6m L, 0.2m T and 0.8m H; stone to ESE is 0.5m L, 0.1m T and 0.75m H. Exact nature of site uncertain. Cairn with radial-stone setting (9828) 550m to NE. (Conlon 1916, 63-4, no. 15)
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
- Cairn - radial-stone cairnunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.