Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortacurrig (condons And Clongibbon By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortacurrig (condons And Clongibbon By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.29237, -8.43628
- SMR number
- CO009-005001-
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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 mountain scrub, on S-facing slope commanding extensive view S over Kildorrery. Circular area (34m N-S; 34m E-W) raised c. 2.5m above surrounding field level. Undulations around edge of interior may be remains of enclosing bank. Drainage channel skirts enclosure to SW. Interior slopes gently down to SSW; bisected off-centre by Cork-Limerick county boundary (running E-W). Known locally as 'the lios'.
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
- Millstone quarryunder 1 mi
- Mass-rockunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.