Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Moyge, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moyge
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Round Acre (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.29193, -8.76208
- SMR number
- CO007-101----
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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 slight rise, c. 260m N of Awbeg River. Indicated on 1842, 1905 and 1936 OS 6-inch maps as circular field named the 'Round Acre', with farmhouse and yard to NE. Circular area (91m E-W; 88m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.15m) with external fosse (D 0.35m). Fosse waterlogged to N. Breaks in bank to NE, SSE, SSW and NW. Circular enclosure (13639) and ring-ditch (11928) c. 20m and c. 65m to SW respectively.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.