Archaeology and monuments in County Cork
The Discover Alone map has 16,633 archaeology and monuments in County Cork, Ireland. Below are the 60 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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WeirWeir — regulatingThe Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic…
Wedge tomb in Toormore (carbery West (w.d) By.)Wedge tombMegalithic chambers are not unusual in Ireland, but this one stands out because it preserved a rare complete…
Wedge tomb in Tooreen (carberry West (western Div.) By., Crookhaven Ed)Wedge tombFive stones and one tilted roof remain where a buried chamber once held the dead. The gallery leans south on the ridge…
Wedge tomb in LackaduvWedge tombMeadow management and nature conservation require the protection of ancient monuments. The wedge tomb in Lackaduv holds…
Wedge tomb in KilmackowenWedge tombEagle Hill in Kilmackowen holds a tiny wedge tomb where one roofstone bridges two sidestones above a chamber barely…
Wedge tomb in Killough EastWedge tombKillough East holds a ruined wedge tomb where two sidestones and one roofstone still cover a chamber three metres long.…
Wedge tomb in KeenrathWedge tombKeenrath holds a ruined wedge tomb on a low knoll above the Bandon River, its three roofstones still spanning a chamber…
Wedge tomb in Kealanine (carbery W. (w.d) By.)Wedge tombKealanine holds a wedge tomb on a rocky ridge shoulder, its narrow gallery aligned east to west and wide enough for one…
Wedge tomb in InchincurkaWedge tombInchincurka holds a narrow wedge tomb beside the Caha river, its gallery shrinking from ninety centimetres to…
Wedge tomb in Gort An PhludaighWedge tombMortuary facilities and related ceremonial activities took place here during the early Bronze Age. People died, were…
Wedge tomb in DromduvaneWedge tombThe wedge tomb at Dromduvane is a ruined gallery measuring 3.75m long and 0.9m wide at the east end, open to the west…
Wedge tomb in Doire Na SagartWedge tombKnockacommeen Mountain keeps a wedge tomb hidden beneath peat, waiting for a knife or shovel to reveal its stones. The…
Wedge tomb in Doire Na SagartWedge tombWedge tomb in Doire Na Sagart stands as a ruined gallery two point eight metres long on the south-facing slope of…
Wedge tomb in Derrymihin WestWedge tombWedge tomb in Derrymihin West is a small stone chamber on a bog slope above Berehaven Harbour, its entrance blocked by…
Wedge tomb in DerrygortnacloghyWedge tombWedge tomb in Derrygortnacloghy is a long, low chamber cut into the western edge of a Cork ridge, facing the River Lee…
Wedge tomb in Derreengreanagh,scartbaunWedge tombKnocknaveagh hill drops behind Bantry to reveal a ruined wedge tomb, its narrow chamber aligned east-west beneath a…
Wedge tomb in Cúil AodhaWedge tombNo cabal, no hidden chamber, no missing chamber. A narrow stone gallery, six feet long, cuts the south-facing slope at…
Wedge tomb in CoumaclavligWedge tombWedge tomb in Coumaclavlig is a collapsed stone gallery on a west-facing slope above the Barony River valley, its thin…
Wedge tomb in CoonaneWedge tombCoonane preserves a four-metre wedge tomb whose tall entrance stones still frame a narrow chamber on the Barony River…
Wedge tomb in CooldanielWedge tombWedge tomb in Cooldaniel is a long stone chamber cut into a south-west slope above the River Lee valley. Three tall…
Wedge tomb in CloontreemWedge tombMaulin Hill still holds a broken wedge tomb where heavy stones once tilted into dark earth. The gallery stretches two…
Wedge tomb in Céim ChorrbhuaileWedge tombWedge tomb in Céim Chorrbhuaile: On SW-facing slope on E side of Owengarriff River valley, a tributary of River Lee.…
Wedge tomb in Ceann DromaWedge tombWedge tomb in Ceann Droma is a buried box of stones, long and narrow, set into a rocky hillside above the Sullane…
Wedge tomb in CarrigonirtaneWedge tombThree overlapping roofstones still bridge a narrow gallery on a southeast-facing slope above the Foherish valley…
Wedge tomb in Carrigboy (muskerry West By.)Wedge tombRuined gallery, 1.15 m wide, aligned NW-SE at the west foot of a rocky ridge in Carrigboy. Two side stones, a west…
Wedge tomb in CarriganimmyWedge tombWedge tomb in Carriganimmy: narrow, partly collapsed gallery (L c. 4.7m; Wth c. 0.6m) aligned WNW-ESE on a W-facing…
Wedge tomb in CarriganimmyWedge tombWedge tomb in Carriganimmy stands on a gentle west-facing slope above a Keel River tributary, its three-metre gallery…
Wedge tomb in CappaghnacalleeWedge tombThe collapsed gallery in Cappaghnacallee is a two-metre stone chamber built into a field wall, facing the mouth of…
Wedge tomb in CanrooskaWedge tombWedge tomb in Canrooska is the southernmost of two stone chambers buried in bog at the head of the Canrooska River…
Wedge tomb in CaherdowneyWedge tombWedge tomb in Caherdowney is a well-preserved gallery on flat boggy land beside the Garrane River valley, aligned east…
Wedge tomb in CaherbaroulWedge tombCaherbaroul held a narrow wedge tomb on the western terrace of Burren Hill, staring across the River Laney valley until…
Wedge tomb in Belrose LowerWedge tombThree stones still mark the north side of a buried chamber in Belrose Lower, their straight line pointing across the…
Wedge tomb in BallyrisodeWedge tombKnockaphuca still holds a five-metre wedge tomb on its forested shoulder, though displaced roofstones and vanished…
Wedge tomb in BallynahownWedge tombThe wedge-shaped gallery narrows from west to east, forcing anyone who entered to bend lower as they walked toward the…
Wedge tomb in BallydivlinWedge tombWedge tomb in Ballydivlin is a Neolithic chamber buried inside a modern fence, its four-metre gallery still aligned…
Wedge tomb in ArdusloughWedge tombWedge tomb in Arduslough is a small chamber on a steep SE-facing slope, about 75m SW of another wedge tomb. Each side…
Wedge tomb in Ardrah (bantry By.),gortnacowlyWedge tombArdrah and Gortnacowley still argue their boundary around the wedge tomb, trapping the ancient chamber inside the line…
Wedge tomb in An Goirtín FliuchWedge tombMweelin Mountain still holds a wedge-shaped chamber above the Bunsheelin River valley, its stones tilted like a…
Wedge tomb in An ChlochbhuaileWedge tombAn Chlochbhuaile holds a wedge tomb where rough grazing meets a coniferous plantation at the head of Sruhaunphadeen…
Wedge tomb in An ChlochbhuaileWedge tombNo amount of time will touch the chamber where Marla and Des set out their maps, bread and plans. They walked in…
Wedge tomb in AltarWedge tombWedge tomb in Altar is a wedge tomb on a roadside platform beside Toormore Bay. Its narrow stone chamber still holds…
Watchman's hutWatchman's hut — burial groundWatchman's hut stands in the northwest corner of a County Cork graveyard, its rectangular remains measuring 5.1 metres…
Watch Tower (1841-2)Signal towerMarianne and the anonymous man climbed the narrow stair at Seven Heads, watching the coast through narrow windows while…
Walled garden in BallyannanWalled gardenThe Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic…
Urn burial in LiscahaneUrn burialUrn burial in Liscahane, County Cork, Ireland dates to the Early Bronze Age and still holds fragments of an encrusted…
Urn burial in CoolnahaneUrn burialThirty metres from the ringfort, a drainage machine bit through pasture and exposed an inverted urn holding one adult…
Urn burial in BallaghareaUrn burialUrns buried in Ballagharea reveal young adults cremated and inverted beneath sandy pits. Quarrying damaged one site…
Union WorkhouseWorkhouseUnion Workhouse stands in County Cork as a ruined rectangle where two leaning buildings still face across a…
TumulusMoundIn narrow wet valley, c. 5m to N of River Feale. Not shown on 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. Wedge-shaped grass-covered…
TumulusBarrow — mound barrowOn bluff, on N bank of River Blackwater, within gardens of Ileclash House. Circular mound (diam. 42m; H 4.6m) with flat…
TumulusCairn — unclassifiedMistaken identity kills more often than malice. A chain shot struck old Downan during the old wars, and the hill crest…
TumulusCairn — unclassifiedTumulus is an oval cairn in North Cork pasture, holding a small stone cist where a hawthorn still grows. Cattle may…
TumulusMoundDel Cora defies easy belief because a mound, a castle and a buried chamber may all occupy the same place at once. Smith…
TumulusMoundIn pasture, atop hillock. Circular mound (diam. top 2.8m, base 11m; H 1.9m), tapering towards flat top. The above…
Tuck MillMilling complexAghamilla Mills, marked on the 1842 Ordnance Survey map, stands two kilometres northwest of Clonakilty beside the…
Tubrid, Holy WellHoly wellTubrid is a natural spring beneath a large boulder in County Cork, marked by two cup-cut stones on an eastern platform.…
TubridHoly wellHalf-hidden in a low-lying marsh beside the River Finnow, Tubrid is a holy well where many bubbling springs gather into…
Tubber an eelingFairy fort / earthen ringfortHalf a kilometre from the last house, the ground folds into a shallow circle where nettles still choke the centre and…
Trinity WellHoly wellTrinity Well is a subcircular stone hole on the NE side of a fulacht fiadh in County Cork, marked by a wooden cross and…
Trinity Well (covered)Holy wellTrinity Well is a covered holy well in County Cork, Ireland. It sits in marshy scrub outside the southeast corner of a…