List of national monuments in County Cork facts for kids

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 Wedge 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	Church		Ardskeagh (Fermoy barony)	52°19′55″N 8°37′41″W / 52.331832°N 8.627986°W / 52.331832; -8.627986
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′27″N 9°30′22″W / 51.44070°N 9.50602°W / 51.44070; -9.50602
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°09′41″N 8°45′15″W / 52.161504°N 8.754160°W / 52.161504; -8.754160
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	Stone Circle & boulder burials		Breeny More	51°44′32″N 9°22′30″W / 51.742145°N 9.375097°W / 51.742145; -9.375097
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		Carrigaphooca	51°54′31″N 9°01′42″W / 51.90855°N 9.02847°W / 51.90855; -9.02847
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′02″N 8°38′22″W / 52.13389°N 8.63945°W / 52.13389; -8.63945
536	Clodagh Standing Stones	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 (Fermoy)	52°06′54″N 8°16′58″W / 52.114982°N 8.282754°W / 52.114982; -8.282754
565	Coolcoulaghta Standing Stones	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 Churches	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	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	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′34″N 9°24′01″W / 51.47613°N 9.40022°W / 51.47613; -9.40022
374	Farranahineeny Stone Row	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′37″W / 51.52653°N 9.19368°W / 51.52653; -9.19368
426	Ballycrovane Ogham Stone	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	Ogham Stones		Greenhill	52°04′40″N 8°36′25″W / 52.07782°N 8.60684°W / 52.07782; -8.60684
502	Island Wedge Tomb	Wedge Tomb		Island (Rahan)	52°04′04″N 8°34′47″W / 52.067690°N 8.579607°W / 52.067690; -8.579607
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	Church		Killeenemer	52°12′56″N 8°19′43″W / 52.21546°N 8.32850°W / 52.21546; -8.32850
436	Kilnaruane Carved 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		Labbacallee	52°10′27″N 8°20′04″W / 52.1741817°N 8.3345418°W / 52.1741817; -8.3345418
18	Labbamolaga Church	Church & Grave slabs		Labbamolaga Middle	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	Stone Circle		Lissacresig	51°55′32″N 9°03′43″W / 51.92566°N 9.06189°W / 51.92566; -9.06189
571	Lissacresig Ringfort	Ringfort		Lissacresig	51°55′28″N 9°03′21″W / 51.924359°N 9.055811°W / 51.924359; -9.055811
	Maughanasilly Stone Row	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)		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′55″N 8°30′44″W / 51.69856°N 8.51223°W / 51.69856; -8.51223
517	Kanturk Castle	Castle		Kanturk	52°09′53″N 8°54′10″W / 52.16486°N 8.90277°W / 52.16486; -8.90277
580	Skeagh Cairn	Ring barrow & Cairn		Skeagh (Abbeystrowry)	51°34′29″N 9°20′18″W / 51.574748°N 9.338447°W / 51.574748; -9.338447
	Mount Gabriel	Prehistoric copper mines		Mount Gabriel	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	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 (Kilkerranmore)	51°37′00″N 8°58′50″W / 51.616551°N 8.980496°W / 51.616551; -8.980496
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