Knockdrum Stone Fort, Castletownshend

Name: Knockdrum Stone Fort
Address: Castletownshend, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Castletownshend

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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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. The site is owned by the Irish Government which has declared it a national monument. ()

Coordinates: 51°31'35"N, 9°11'37"W

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Castletownshend Ireland

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Knockdrum Stone Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Drombeg stone circle, Lough Hyne, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Coppinger's Court.

5.2 miNE
Mysterious site, Ruins, Sculpture
Drombeg stone circle, Skibbereen
134 min walk • Drombeg stone circle, is a small axial stone circle located 2.4 km east of Glandore, County Cork, Ireland. Although not an especially significant example, Drombeg is one of the most visited megalithic sites in Ireland, and is protected under the National Monuments Act.
5 miW
Lake, Nature, Natural attraction
Lough Hyne, Skibbereen
127 min walk • Lough Hyne is a fully marine sea lough in West Cork, Ireland, about 5 km southwest of Skibbereen. It was designated as Ireland's first Marine Nature Reserve in 1981.
3.5 miNW
Church
St. Patrick's Cathedral, Skibbereen
89 min walk • The so-called St. Patrick's Cathedral or Skibbereen Cathedral is Roman Catholic church which plays the role of parish church in Skibbereen, a town of Ireland. It belongs to the Diocese of Cork and Ross.
6.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Coppinger's Court, Rosscarbery
160 min walk • Coppingers Court is a ruined four storey fortified house dating from 1616, situated on private property approximately half a mile from the sea.
3.5 miNW
51°32'56"N • 9°16'3"W
West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen
90 min walk • Shopping, Museum, Art gallery
3.5 miSW
Beach
Tragumna
90 min walk • Tragumna is a small hamlet and beach located in the civil parish of Castlehaven about 5 km from the town of Skibbereen in County Cork, Ireland. The small beach at Tragumna overlooks a tiny island, Drishane Island, which is about 100 metres offshore. The beach was awarded a Blue Flag for the years 2019 and 2020.
3.1 miNE
Village
Union Hall
80 min walk • Union Hall, also Unionhall, is a small fishing village located in County Cork, Ireland, located on the west side of Glandore Harbour. Its nearest neighbour to the west is Castletownshend; to the east, Glandore village. It is approximately 10 kilometres south-east of Skibbereen. As of the 2016 census, 270 people were living in Union Hall.
2.2 miW
51°31'45"N • 9°14'44"W
Lough Abisdealy, Skibbereen
58 min walk • Lake
4.3 miNE
Village
Leap
110 min walk • Leap is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated at the north end of Glandore Harbour, several miles inland from the seacoast. Leap is located on the N71 national secondary road which runs through West Cork from Cork city. It is in the parish of Kilmacabea which also includes Glandore village.