List of National Monuments in County Cork

The Irish state has officially approved the following List of National Monuments in County Cork. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "National Monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.

National Monuments

NM#	Monument name	Description	Image	Townland	Location
645	Altar (tomb)	Wedge Tomb		Altar	51°30′49″N 9°38′38″W / 51.51373°N 9.64398°W / 51.51373; -9.64398
314	Ardskeagh	Church		Ardskeagh	52°12′32″N 8°44′30″W / 52.20897°N 8.74164°W / 52.20897; -8.74164
301	Ballybeg	Dovecote		Ballybeg East	52°13′13″N 8°40′11″W / 52.22023°N 8.66984°W / 52.22023; -8.66984
301	Ballybeg	Tower		Ballybeg West	52°13′12″N 8°40′07″W / 52.21989°N 8.66851°W / 52.21989; -8.66851
301	Ballybeg Abbey	Friary (Augustinian)		Buttevant	52°13′10″N 8°40′11″W / 52.21941°N 8.66976°W / 52.21941; -8.66976
22	Templekieran, Clear Island	Church & Cross inscribed pillar		Ballyieragh North	51°26′00″N 9°30′00″W / 51.43333°N 9.5°W / 51.43333; -9.5
425	Ballinacarriga Castle	Castle		Dunmanway	51°42′20″N 9°01′54″W / 51.70561°N 9.03175°W / 51.70561; -9.03175
641	Barryscourt Castle	Castle		Carrigtwohill	51°54′17″N 8°15′34″W / 51.90462°N 8.25937°W / 51.90462; -8.25937
594	Blossomfort	Ringfort		Blossomfort	52°10′07″N 8°44′24″W / 52.16869°N 8.73988°W / 52.16869; -8.73988
558	Glanworth	Medieval tower		Boherash	52°11′21″N 8°21′20″W / 52.189069°N 8.355511°W / 52.189069; -8.355511
558	Glanworth Castle	Castle		Glanworth	52°11′17″N 8°21′17″W / 52.18817°N 8.3547°W / 52.18817; -8.3547
558	Rock Abbey, Glanworth	Friary (Franciscan)		Boherash	52°11′21″N 8°21′22″W / 52.18911°N 8.35625°W / 52.18911; -8.35625
450	Breeny More	Stone Circle & boulder burials		Breeny More	51°44′28″N 9°22′32″W / 51.7412°N 9.3755°W / 51.7412; -9.3755
202	Buttevant Abbey	Friary (Franciscan)		Buttevant	52°13′52″N 8°40′09″W / 52.23124°N 8.66909°W / 52.23124; -8.66909
233	Cahervagliar	Ringfort		Cappeen West	51°47′35″N 8°59′49″W / 51.79310°N 8.99694°W / 51.79310; -8.99694
660	Carrigagulla	Stone Circle		Ballinagree	52°00′01″N 8°54′59″W / 52.000410°N 8.916359°W / 52.000410; -8.916359
255	Carrigaphooca Castle	Castle		Macroom	51°54′19″N 8°57′45″W / 51.90531°N 8.96248°W / 51.90531; -8.96248
255	Carrigaphooca stone circle	Stone Circle		Carrigaphooca	51°54′35″N 9°01′30″W / 51.909610°N 9.024975°W / 51.909610; -9.024975
656	Castledonovan Castle	Castle		Castledonovan	51°41′32″N 9°16′57″W / 51.69211°N 9.28259°W / 51.69211; -9.28259
281	Mallow Castle	Castle		Castlelands	52°08′05″N 8°38′18″W / 52.13459°N 8.63824°W / 52.13459; -8.63824
536	Clodagh	Standing Stones - Pair		Clodagh, County Cork	51°41′53″N 9°13′27″W / 51.69804°N 9.22428°W / 51.69804; -9.22428
240	Conna Castle	Castle		Conna	52°05′40″N 8°06′06″W / 52.09454°N 8.10170°W / 52.09454; -8.10170
592	Carn Tierna	Hillfort & Cairn		Coolcarron, Corrin	52°06′54″N 8°16′58″W / 52.114982°N 8.282754°W / 52.114982; -8.282754
565	Coolcoulaghta	Standing Stones - Pair		Coolcoulaghta	51°35′48″N 9°32′36″W / 51.59669°N 9.54334°W / 51.59669; -9.54334
395	Coole Upper	Two Churches		Coole Upper	52°06′31″N 8°12′12″W / 52.10873°N 8.20338°W / 52.10873; -8.20338
600	Derryarkane	Stone Circle & Standing Stone		Derryarkane	51°43′43″N 9°22′19″W / 51.72859°N 9.37206°W / 51.72859; -9.37206
296	Drishane Castle	Castle		Drishane More	52°04′31″N 9°02′55″W / 52.07515°N 9.04849°W / 52.07515; -9.04849
339	Dromaneen Castle	Castle		Dromaneen	52°07′35″N 8°43′50″W / 52.12636°N 8.73066°W / 52.12636; -8.73066
381	Drombeg Stone	Circle, Hut Site & Fulacht Fiadh		Glandore	51°33′52″N 9°05′13″W / 51.56455°N 9.08702°W / 51.56455; -9.08702
169	Sherkin Abbey	Friary (Franciscan)		Sherkin Island	51°28′28″N 9°23′58″W / 51.474487°N 9.399394°W / 51.474487; -9.399394
374	Farranahineeny	Stone Row		Farranahineeny	51°47′42″N 9°08′20″W / 51.79494°N 9.13888°W / 51.79494; -9.13888
284	Knockdrum Stone Fort	Cashel		Farrandau	51°31′36″N 9°11′39″W / 51.52669°N 9.19413°W / 51.52669; -9.19413
426	Ballycrovane	Ogham Stone		Faunkill and the Woods	51°42′47″N 9°56′41″W / 51.71315°N 9.94460°W / 51.71315; -9.94460
535	Charles Fort	Star-Shaped-Fort		Summer Cove	51°41′47″N 8°29′56″W / 51.6965°N 8.499°W / 51.6965; -8.499
552	Greenhill	Ogham Stones		Greenhill	52°04′42″N 8°36′28″W / 52.07826°N 8.60785°W / 52.07826; -8.60785
502	Island	Wedge Tomb		Island	52°04′03″N 8°34′43″W / 52.06762°N 8.57854°W / 52.06762; -8.57854
490	Kilbolane Castle	Castle		Milford	52°20′20″N 8°51′04″W / 52.339°N 8.851°W / 52.339; -8.851
182	Kilcrea Abbey	Friary (Franciscan)		Ovens	51°51′54″N 8°42′41″W / 51.86498°N 8.71128°W / 51.86498; -8.71128
316	Kileenemer	Church		Killeenemer	52°12′56″N 8°19′43″W / 52.21546°N 8.32850°W / 52.21546; -8.32850
436	Kilnaruane/Bantry Pillar Stone	Shaft of High Cross		Kilnaruane	51°40′17″N 9°28′05″W / 51.67132°N 9.46799°W / 51.67132; -9.46799
420	Knocknakilla	Stone Circle		Macroom and Millstreet	52°00′22″N 9°01′25″W / 52.00618°N 9.02355°W / 52.00618; -9.02355
318	Labbacallee wedge tomb	Wedge Tomb		Glanworth	52°10′11″N 8°20′13″W / 52.16984°N 8.33689°W / 52.16984; -8.33689
18	Labbamolaga	Church & Grave slabs		Labbamolaga	52°18′39″N 8°20′51″W / 52.31080°N 8.34761°W / 52.31080; -8.34761
333	Liscarroll Castle	Castle		Liscarroll	52°15′40″N 8°48′12″W / 52.26108°N 8.80338°W / 52.26108; -8.80338
571	Lissacresig	Stone Circle		Lissacresig	51°55′33″N 9°03′49″W / 51.92590°N 9.06369°W / 51.92590; -9.06369
571	Lissacresig	Ringfort		Lissacresig	51°55′43″N 9°03′59″W / 51.92863°N 9.06642°W / 51.92863; -9.06642
	Maughanasilly	Stone Row		Maughanasilly	51°46′14″N 9°23′11″W / 51.7706°N 9.3865°W / 51.7706; -9.3865
411	Castlelyons Friary	Friary (Carmelite)[1]		Mohera	52°05′21″N 8°14′01″W / 52.08918°N 8.23366°W / 52.08918; -8.23366
525	James Fort	Star-Shaped-Fort & Blockhouse		Castlepark	51°41′59″N 8°30′37″W / 51.69964°N 8.51028°W / 51.69964; -8.51028
517	Kanturk Castle	Castle		Kanturk	52°09′55″N 8°54′10″W / 52.16530°N 8.90279°W / 52.16530; -8.90279
580	Skeagh Cairn	Ring barrow & Cairn		Skeagh	51°34′29″N 9°20′18″W / 51.574745°N 9.338471°W / 51.574745; -9.338471
	Mount Gabriel	Prehistoric copper mines		Schull	51°33′07″N 9°31′51″W / 51.551977°N 9.530854°W / 51.551977; -9.530854
618	Kinneigh Round Tower	Round Tower		Castletown-Kinneigh	51°45′50″N 8°58′31″W / 51.76394°N 8.97539°W / 51.76394; -8.97539
21	Timoleague Abbey	Friary (Franciscan)		Timoleague	51°38′35″N 8°45′49″W / 51.64302°N 8.76351°W / 51.64302; -8.76351
360	Desmond Castle or The French Prison, Kinsale	Tower House		Kinsale	51°42′26″N 8°31′29″W / 51.70736°N 8.52484°W / 51.70736; -8.52484
299	Tullylease	Church & Grave Slabs		Tullylease	52°19′00″N 8°56′23″W / 52.31669°N 8.93965°W / 52.31669; -8.93965
634	Michael Collins birth place	Site with historic associations		Woodfield	51°36′40″N 8°58′42″W / 51.61102°N 8.97834°W / 51.61102; -8.97834
286	North Abbey, Youghal	Friary (Dominican)		Youghal	51°57′27″N 7°51′16″W / 51.95744°N 7.85454°W / 51.95744; -7.85454

Sources

• National Monuments in County Cork

References

1. ↑ Power, Denis, ed. (1994). Volume 2: East and South Cork. Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Stationary Office. pp. 239–240. ISBN 0-7076-0323-4.