Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Knocks (carbery East (e.d) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocks (carbery East (e.d) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.69452, -8.93664
- SMR number
- CO122-101001-
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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 atop knoll; extensive view in all directions. Semicircular area (40m N-S; 24m E-W) of rough grazing; defined to W by N-S field fence; to E by scarped edge of knoll; divided in two by E-W field fence. At foot of scarp to NE large recumbent slab (H 1.05m 2.5m; 1.6m). In SE quadrant overgrown foundations (H 0.4m) of rectangular structure (8m NE-SW; 2.5m NW-SE); known locally as "Cillin a Turrais" (little church of the pilgrims) (CO122-101003-). Small cross slab in S portion near scarped edge. (CO122-101002-). Site known locally as "Keelnagarrane (Church of the graves)" (O'Donoghue 1986, 85).
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
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.