Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Stone row
Knockoura, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockoura
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.63948, -9.97719
- SMR number
- CO114-049----
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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)
- 1868 · 4. Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
On level bogland, sheltered by rock outcrop to S. Four upright stones,three aligned NNE-SSW. Tallest stone to NNE measures 0.65m x 0.3m and is 0.9m H; second stone (H 0.4m; 0.55m x 0.25m) stands 0.9m to SSE; thirdstone (H 0.64m; 0.43m x 0.33m) 0.73m to SWW of last. Fourth stone (H 0.55m;0.65m x 0.2m) stands 2.44m NW of centre stone, long axis NNW-SSE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
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- Anomalous stone groupunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.