Mound in Knockagarry

In pasture, on S-facing slope in NW quadrant of subcircular field. Grass-covered, circular mound (H 3m; diam. c. 24m) with two stones set on edge (Stone 1, H 0.6m; 0.5 x 0.53m: Stone 2, H 0.58m; 0.52m x 0.38m) on S side. Bounded to N and E by disused roadways and to W by track. 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 Bronze Age burial mound, possibly a cairn with upright stones indicating a ritual or funerary function. Its location and construction suggest a ceremonial landscape feature, though its wider significance remains unclear due to lack of detailed excavation.