What is recorded here

Stuaicin, the Little Spire, stood on Knockavaddra Hill in County Cork until afforestation swallowed the summit and destroyed the cairn. Its grey stones, once proud enough to mark the sky, now scatter invisibly beneath pine needles and forgotten soil. The hill keeps its own counsel, hiding what it has taken.

According to Bowman (1934, 547), 'cairn on summit of Knockavaddra Hill. It is now destroyed, the stones being strewn around'. Known as 'Stuaicin - Little Spire' , also 'Cloca Riabhcha - Grey stones' (ibid.). Hilltop inaccessible due to afforestation. Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A Neolithic cairn, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE; its significance lies in its association with early funerary and ritual practices in the region, though its exact type remains unclassified due to destruction.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.