Knocknakilla

Knocknakilla
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Also known as: Cnoc na Cille, Нокнакилла

Knocknakilla is the site of a megalithic complex situated between Macroom and Millstreet, in County Cork, Ireland [1]. It is set in blanket peatland on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain and is thought to be 3500 years old [1]. Knocknakilla is best known for its large phallic, now leaning, portal stone [1].

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TypeMegalithic structures
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryIreland
Coordinates52.0070° N, 9.0245° W

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