Knockdrum Stone Fort

Knockdrum Stone Fort is a circular stone rath, ringfort, or hill top fort near Castletownshend in County Cork, Ireland. It was restored before 1860, and there were archaeological excavations in 1930–31. The three metre thick walls are reported as either 2 metres or 1.75 metres high depending on the source, and as 29 metres in diameter.[1][2] The site is owned by the Irish Government which has declared it a national monument.[3]

Knockdrum with a view of the sea

Inside the fort are the stone foundations of a rectangular building with a souterrain, a type of structure characteristic of the European Iron Age, but often of later date in Ireland. There are cup marks both inside and outside the wall.[4][5]

References
  1. Ancient Ireland retrieved 26 September 2015
  2. Megalithic Ireland retrieved 26 September 2015
  3. archaeology.ie retrieved 26 September 2015
  4. Google Books retrieved 26 September 2015
  5. Google Books retrieved 26 September 2015

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