Stone row in Knockoura

On level bogland, sheltered by rock outcrop to S. Four upright stones,three aligned NNE-SSW. Tallest stone to NNE measures 0.65m x 0.3m and is 0.9m H; second stone (H 0.4m; 0.55m x 0.25m) stands 0.9m to SSE; thirdstone (H 0.64m; 0.43m x 0.33m) 0.73m to SWW of last. Fourth stone (H 0.55m;0.65m x 0.2m) stands 2.44m NW of centre stone, long axis NNW-SSE. 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

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the stone row may have had ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly aligned with seasonal or astronomical events. Such arrangements are often associated with funerary practices or territorial markers in prehistoric landscapes.