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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Knawhill, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Knawhill, 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
Knawhill
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1937)
Coordinates
52.27960, -8.83807
SMR number
CO006-096001-

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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 pasture, on E-facing slope; to NE of stream. Defined by arc (C c. 170m) formed by substantial earthen bank (int. H 1.8m; ext. H 2.1m to base of fosse) S->NNE with extant fosse (D 0.9m) WSW->NW, by slight scarp NNE->NE (L c. 15m) which ends at roadway leading to burial ground (14137) from NE, by short section of substantial earthen bank to ENE, levelled for first 4m S of roadway and by steep drop down to floodplain of stream SE->S. Interior slopes gently down to SE; quarry marked on 1842 OS 6-inch map, survives as depression inside bank to W. Burial ground (14137) and possible church (14512) in N half of enclosure. Holy well (14014) c. 70m to SSW.

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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