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Anomalous stone group

Knockroe East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Anomalous stone group, Knockroe East, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knockroe East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.61368, -10.01535
SMR number
CO127-042----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1841 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1868 · 4. 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

In pasture, on a S-facing slope overlooking the mouth of Bantry Bay. A stone slab (H 1.1m; 2.35m x 0.2m) is aligned NE-SW and leans to the SE. The top of the stone slopes down to the NE, except at the SW end, which appears to have been broken off. A smaller slab lies prostrate beside the SW end and further smaller broken stones are partially covered by grass along the SE side of the slab. The slab has the appearance of a sidestone of a wedge tomb, however, there is not enough surface evidence to confirm this. A standing stone (CO127-018----) is situated 80m to the WSW and there are two children's burial grounds nearby, one (CO127-044----) c. 50m to the NNE and the other (CO127-043----) 170m to the SW.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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