Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - unclassified
Coolcaum (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolcaum (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.30487, -8.71366
- SMR number
- CO007-137----
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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, on gentle W-facing slope. No visible surface trace of castle. Landowner described raised area (H c. 4ft) in field, where area some cut stone was uncovered when area levelled. Castle of the FitzGibbons (Healy 1988, 324).
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
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.