Knocknakilla Stone Circle

Knocknakilla Stone Circle is an archaeological site in County Cork, Munster. Knocknakilla Stone Circle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Knocknakilla Cairn, as well as near the peak Musherabeg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knocknakilla and Glantane East.

Knocknakilla

Archaeological site

Photo: Ceoil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knocknakilla is the site of a megalithic complex situated between Macroom and Millstreet, in County Cork, Ireland. It is set in blanket peatland on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain and is thought to be 3500 years old.

Glantane East

Archaeological site

Photo: Coil00, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glantane East is a megalithic complex situated 6.4 kilometres from Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. It is set in the Keel River valley on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain, in the townland of Glantane. Glantane East is situated 1½ km west of Knocknakilla Stone Circle.

Musheramore

Peak

Musheramore is a mountain with a height of 643 metres in County Cork, Ireland. It is the highest of the Boggeragh Mountains. The neighbouring hill is Musherabeg, with a height of 499 metres. Musheramore is situated 3 km east of Knocknakilla Stone Circle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carriganimmy and Millstreet.

Carriganimmy

Village

Carriganima or Carriganimmy is a village in the Barony of Muskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 11 km northwest of Macroom and 10 km south of Millstreet. Carriganimmy is situated 3 km south of Knocknakilla Stone Circle.

Millstreet

Town

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Millstreet is a town in north County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,722. Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. Millstreet is situated 7 km northwest of Knocknakilla Stone Circle.

Ballinagree

Hamlet

Photo: Ceoil, Public domain.

Ballinagree, sometimes Ballynagree, is a small village situated at the foot of the Boggeragh Mountains in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, in the parish of Aghinagh, which also contains Rusheen, Bealnamorive and parts of Carrigadrohid. Ballinagree is situated 7 km southeast of Knocknakilla Stone Circle.

Knocknakilla Stone Circle

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.00625° or 52° 0′ 23″ north

Longitude

-9.02386° or 9° 1′ 26″ west

Open location code

9C4G2X4G+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 916594117

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Highlights include Knocknakilla Cairn and Stone circle.

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