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Stone Circle in Knocknaneirk

Stone circle, multiple-stone
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In flat pasture, on N side of Bride River valley. Circle incomplete; may have consisted of nine stones. Seven erect stones along N perimeter remain; these include probable axial stone and entrance stones. Orthostats are 0.9m to 1.5m, L 0.4m to 0.8m T and 0.8m to 1.4m H. Internal measurement along main axis, aligned NE-SW, is 9.8m. (Ó Nualláin 1984a, 17-8, no. 19) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO095-016

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Larry Cummins / EchoLive, www.echolive.ie
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  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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