<< Our Photo Pages >> Knocknakilla - Stone Circle in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knocknakilla Alternative Name: Mushera BegCountry: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Stone Circle
Map Ref: W294842
Discovery Map Number: D79
Latitude: 52.005861N Longitude: 9.028823W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3.67
On the NW slopes of Musherabeg Mountain, Knocknakilla, the "stone of the church", is almost a twin to the megalithic complex at Kealkil (cf): both sites consist of a five-stone ring, a pair of standing stones and a radial cairn. Of the two pillar stones, one is now prostrate the other being the dominant feature in the complex standing 3.7m in height. The stones would originally have been just over 3.5m apart and aligned NNE-SSW.
The stone circle at Knocknakilla is complete although a stone adjacent to the portal area and the axial stone are now prostrate. The internal measurement along the main NNE-SSW axis of the ring is just 3m.
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