Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Knockyrourke (muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockyrourke (muskerry East By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.00289, -8.76255
- SMR number
- CO050-168----
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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 a NE-facing slope with commanding views. According to local information, this is the site of the ancient church of St Lachtain. According to other local sources, a stony area in the field has been noted during ploughing. There are no visible remains of any church here. A fulacht fia (vol. 3, no. 7622) lies c. 70m to the NE.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.