Carntierna

Carntierna
Carntierna
Native name; Irish: Carn Tigernac
Carn Tigherna, Carn Tierna
	Location of Carntierna in Ireland
Type	ringfort
Location	Coolcarron, Fermoy,; County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	52°06′54″N 8°16′58″W / 52.114963°N 8.282850°W
Elevation	222 m (728 ft)
Built	Iron Age (500 BC – AD 500)
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Carntierna
Reference no.	592

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

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]

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Carntierna
Native name Irish: Carn Tigernac
Carn Tigherna, Carn Tierna
Location of Carntierna in Ireland
Type	ringfort
Location	Coolcarron, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	52°06′54″N 8°16′58″W / 52.114963°N 8.282850°W / 52.114963; -8.282850
Elevation	222 m (728 ft)
Built	Iron Age (500 BC – AD 500)

National monument of Ireland
Official name	Carntierna
Reference no.	592