Cnoc an Bhile

Knockavilla, situated in the northern section of the Innishannon-Knockavilla civil parish, derives its Irish name Cnoc an Bhile from the Gaelic words for hill and sacred tree. The area has been significant as a settlement for over three millennia. The Bronze Age Knockavilla hillfort, also known as Clashanimud, represents one of Ireland's most important prehistoric centres, with radiocarbon dati...