Knocknakilla ( born Knocknakilla , from the Irish Cnoc na Cille - church hill) is a megalithic complex (Grid Ref: W297843 ), which is located between Macrum and Milstreet in County Cork , Ireland. Located among peat bogs in the northwest of the upper slopes of the Mushrabeg mountains, and is believed to have been built 3,500 years ago. The area is rich in archaeological finds, including forts and underground structures [1] . The complex is best known for its phallic, nowadays tilted, stone portal. Given the connection of stones with sunrise and sunset, it is assumed that they were used by calendars as early calendars [2] .
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The main complex includes a stone circle , a radial pyramid and two pointed stones (one of which fell), aligned from the north-north-east to the south-south-west. The stone circle consists of five stones from 1.3 to 1.5 meters high, two of which fell somewhere in the last 50 years [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Knocknakilla unspecified . The Megalithic Portal . Date of treatment June 14, 2008. Archived May 26, 2013.
- ↑ Cork County Council, information board.
- ↑ Knocknakilla Recumbent Stone Circle - Co. Cork . Megalithics.com . Date of treatment June 14, 2008. Archived May 26, 2013.
Literature
- Denis Power (1997). Archaeological inventory of County Cork, Volume 3: Mid Cork, 9467 ColorBooks. ISBN 0-7076-4933-1