Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Cloonkeen (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloonkeen (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.31103, -8.74944
- SMR number
- CO007-069----
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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. Indicated as roughly oval field (diam. 60m E-W; 50m N-S) on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps, adjoining N side of farmyard. Roughly oval area (60m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.3m; ext. H 1.4m), stone faced in parts. Break in bank to E (Wth 4m) and W (Wth 2.3m), joined by farm laneway which crosses interior. Farm buildings encroach on enclosure to SE. Interior heavily overgrown with coniferous trees, deciduous trees, low briars and bush cover. Not known locally as a fort.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.