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<< Our Photo Pages >> Knockdrum Stone Fort - Stone Fort or Dun in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Cork

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 12 May 2013  Page Views: 4794

Multi-periodSite Name: Knockdrum Stone Fort
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Cork Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Cork  Nearest Village: Knockdrum
Latitude: 51.526583N  Longitude: 9.1938W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Knockdrum Stone Fort
Knockdrum Stone Fort submitted by Madrid_Miner : Knockdrum Stone Fort from inside the fort looking south. This fort appears to have been reconstructed, as it stands with no breaks in the walls and is quite tidy. Access is through a gated fence and up a path to the top of a hill. A farmer was present, but ignored me. Cattle were also present within the fence. I've been there twice. Once in 1991 and again in 2010. Access was easier on the first vi... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Stone fort in Co. Cork. The Iron Age stone fort measures 29m in diameter and has 3m thick walls. It is located 1km east of Castletownshend.
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Knockdrum Stone Fort submitted by Ebor : Knockdrum Stone Fort panorama (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Knockdrum Stone Fort submitted by Madrid_Miner : Knockdrum Stone Fort interior area. The ring is too large and my camera angle to narrow to include all of the inside of the ring fort in a single shot. The ring is at the top of a hill, so getting back away from it for a better shot was not possible either. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Knockdrum Stone Fort
Knockdrum Stone Fort submitted by nifitsa : Pillar stone with engraved cross. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Knockdrum Stone Fort submitted by nifitsa : Cup marked stone (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Knockdrum Stone Fort submitted by nifitsa : Souterrain

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