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Circular stone ringfort in County Cork, Ireland

Knockdrum Stone Fort
Knockdrum with a view of the sea
National monument of Ireland
Official nameKnockdrum Stone Fort
Reference no.284

Knockdrum Stone Fort is a circular stone rath, ringfort, or hilltop fort near Castletownshend in County Cork, Ireland. It was restored before 1860, and there were archaeological excavations from 1930–31. The three-metre thick walls are reported as either 2 metres or 1.75 metres high depending on the source, and as 29 metres in diameter. The site is owned by the Irish Government which has declared it a national monument.

Inside the fort are the stone foundations of a rectangular building with a souterrain, a type of structure characteristic of the European Iron Age, but often of later date in Ireland. There are cup marks both inside and outside the wall.

References

  1. "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. Ancient Ireland retrieved 26 September 2015
  3. Megalithic Ireland retrieved 26 September 2015
  4. archaeology.ie retrieved 26 September 2015
  5. Google Books retrieved 26 September 2015
  6. Google Books retrieved 26 September 2015

External links

Media related to Knockdrum Fort at Wikimedia Commons

51°31′35″N 9°11′37″W / 51.5265°N 9.1937°W / 51.5265; -9.1937

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