Carntierna
| Carntierna | |
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Native name Irish: Carn Tigernac |
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| Carn Tigherna, Carn Tierna | |
 Location of Carntierna in Ireland
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| Type | ringfort |
| Location | Coolcarron, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°06′54″N 8°16′58″W / 52.114963°N 8.282850°WCoordinates: 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) |
| Official name: Carntierna | |
| Reference no. | 592 |
Carntierna is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
Carntierna is located atop Carrin Hill in the Nagle Mountains, 2.4 km (1.5 mi) south of Fermoy.
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.
A great cairn lies atop the hill, supposedly the king's burial-place.
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