What is recorded here

Knocknaneirk holds a broken limekiln inside its eastern bank, proving the fort served living people rather than waiting for fairy tale explanations. The structure measures thirty-two metres across on a south-east facing slope, with stone facing still visible beneath pasture grass. Tree stumps mark the interior where someone planted shade before abandoning the place. The kiln transformed local stone into building material, connecting this quiet field to broader human activity across Cork.

In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (32m N-S; 32m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 1.4m), stone-faced externally in parts. Bank 0.7m high internally on N side, decreases to 0.2m on S side. Ruined limekiln in bankto E. Interior once planted with trees; stumps remain. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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