Carntierna

Carntierna is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.[1][2][3]

Carntierna
Native name
Irish: Carn Tigernac
Carn Tigherna, Carn Tierna
Location of Carntierna in Ireland
Typeringfort
LocationCoolcarron, Fermoy,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates52.114963°N 8.282850°W / 52.114963; -8.282850
Elevation222 m (728 ft)
BuiltIron Age (500 BC – AD 500)
Official nameCarntierna
Reference no.592

Location

Carntierna is located atop Corrin Hill in the Nagle Mountains,[4] 2.4 km (1.5 mi) south of Fermoy.[5]

History and description

Carntierna was built between 500 BC and AD 500, during Ireland's Iron Age; it is one of only three "hillforts" in north Cork. The name is Irish for "Tigernac's cairn", named after Tigernac Tetbannach, legendary King of Munster in the time of Conchobar mac Nessa.[6]

A great cairn lies atop the hill, supposedly the king's burial-place.[7]

References

  1. https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-cork.pdf
  2. "Educational Foundations". 1 January 1911 via Google Books.
  3. "The Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society: Series A". The Society. 1 January 1966 via Google Books.
  4. Survey, Ireland Geological (1 January 1861). "Explanation to Accompany Sheets 1-". H.M. Stationery Office via Google Books.
  5. http://eachtra.ie/new_site/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/04E1014FermoyWood-N8%20RF.pdf
  6. Joyce, Patrick Weston (1 January 1871). "The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places". McGlashan & Gill via Google Books.
  7. Joyce, Patrick Weston (1 January 1870). "Irish Local Names explained" via Google Books.
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