What is recorded here
Knocks holds a man-made underground passage inside a ringfort, discovered in 1985. The central depression still marks its position, suggesting people dug beneath an already shaped earth. Perhaps they stored grain, hid tools or kept water from reaching what they valued. The passage no longer answers to command, but it remains a hole made with purpose, waiting under foot.
Discovered 1985 in ringfort (CO122-007004-). Central depression indicates position.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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