Knocknakilla
Sign in to saveKnocknakilla 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.
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It sits within the topics Archaeological sites in County Cork, Megalithic monuments in Ireland and National monuments in County Cork.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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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.
==Environment== The mid-Cork area is rich in archaeological artifacts, and the surrounding townlands contain two cashels, a ringfort, two fulacht fiadh, a possible souterrain and a circular enclosure. The word Knocknakilla is derived from the Irish Cnoc na Cille, as 'The Hill of the Church'.
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