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Moated site

Liscullane, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Liscullane, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Liscullane
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1936)
Coordinates
52.35175, -8.71948
SMR number
CO002-052----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In level pasture. Densely overgrown, rectangular area (c. 40m NNW-SSE; c. 30m ENE-WSW) defined by earthen bank (ext. H c. 3.3m to base of fosse) to NNW and WSW and by scarp to ENE and SSE; wide, waterlogged external fosse (Wth c. 6-8m) on all sides. Entrance (Wth 6m) at centre of WSW bank, with remains of stone facing on N side; fosse shallow on this side. Interior inaccessible due to overgrowth; remains of structure visible through overgrowth at SSE side; depicted as rectangular area (c. 10m by c. 4m) defined by broken line on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Semicircular annexe (straight side 43.2m SSE-NNW; projecting 32m to WSW) adjoins WSW side; defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.65m) SSE->NW and by scarp NW->NNW, and by straight ENE side; external fosse SE->NNW, with straight side sharing WSW fosse of moated site. Interior of annexe under pasture; slight depression noted inside base of bank to W and N; slightly raised area (16.6m x 10.6m; H 0.2m) in S half.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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