Ireland

Knocknakilla

Megalithic stone circle and cairn in County Cork

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Knocknakilla is the site of a megalithic complex (grid reference W297843) situated between Macroom and Millstreet, in County Cork, Ireland. It is set in blanket peatland on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain and is thought to be 3500 years old.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Radial cairn discovery

1970

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Burial and Funerary Structures

CairnRadial cairn
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Portal stonesStone circle
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Environmental and Natural Features

Blanket peatlandBoglandValley overlook
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Astronomical and Timekeeping Structures

Stone alignments
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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

52.01° N, -9.02° E