Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Knocknacaheragh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknacaheragh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.05531, -8.48266
- SMR number
- CO043-011001-
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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 pasture on S-facing slope c. 70m N of Coom river; facing ringfort (CO043-012---) to S of river. Roughly circular area (5.8m N-S; 7.3m E-W) defined by earth and stone bank (H 1.3m), giving appearance of hollowed mound. Interior slightly below ground level; scattered with four large prostrate stones (L 0.48m - 1.2m). Upright stone (H 0.88m) faces bank to N. Marked 'Souterrain' on 1935 OS 6-inch map.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Mass-rock1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.