Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Cloonleagh South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonleagh South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.34817, -8.79648
- SMR number
- CO002-074----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture, atop rise, and within S half of small rectangular field (c. 90m N-S; c. 60m max. E-W). Roughly rectangular area (c. 60m N-S; c. 34m E-W) enclosed by heavily overgrown, low earthen bank (ext. H 0.2m) with shallow external fosse. Interior heavily overgrown to NW, N and NE; remainder grass-covered with some reed growth in SW portion. Numerous small ponds in surrounding fields.
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
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.