Knockdrum Stone Fort
Photo: Kondephy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ringfort - cashel

Knockdrum Stone Fort

Cnoc Droma

Circular stone ringfort in County Cork, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • DateNot stated
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Farrandau, Co. Cork51.52651, -9.19369
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At a glance

  • TypeRingfort - cashel
  • Recorded sizeH 2m; W 3m
  • StatusNational Monument

What to look for

  • Souterrain
  • Entrance gap

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

In rough grazing broken by a rock outcrop, atop a NE-SW ridge. This stone fort, known as Knockdrum, is defined by a circular area (Diam. 22.5m) enclosed by a drystone wall (H 2m; Wth 3m), which was repaired before 1860 (Somerville 1931, 1; see plan opposite page 2).

Full archaeological record 154 words

In rough grazing broken by a rock outcrop, atop a NE-SW ridge. This stone fort, known as Knockdrum, is defined by a circular area (Diam. 22.5m) enclosed by a drystone wall (H 2m; Wth 3m), which was repaired before 1860 (Somerville 1931, 1; see plan opposite page 2). The wall was laid directly on the rocky ground surface. The entrance is to the ENE (Wth 1.4m), and there is a sentry chamber on its N side, roughly rectangular in plan (Wth c. 1.22m; L c. 1.52m; H c. 1.37m). It has a corbelled roof of dry masonry, supporting a large slab. The foundations of a rectangular structure (int. L 5.2m; int. Wth 5.1m) are located off centre to the W. Within the fort are a souterrain (CO142-07002-), cup-marked stone (CO142-070005-) and cross-inscribed slab (CO142-070003-). A second slab with cupmarks (CO142-070004-) lies outside the entrance.

This is a National Monument in State Ownership (no. 284)

References

  • Photographs attached:

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

Also recorded nearby

Named sites within 5 km with only a short entry in the Archaeological Survey.

  • ToberbarahaneRitual site - holy well · Castlehaven · 1.1 km · official record

    Located in earth-cut recess in steep slope. Stone surround at base; partially covered by stone lintel. Flat-topped outcrop of sandstone at front may act as altar. Still in holy use.

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