Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Tullig (orrery And Kilmore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullig (orrery And Kilmore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.23610, -8.72477
- SMR number
- CO016-202----
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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 E-facing slope, 150m to W of Tullig House. Circular area (31.7m ENE->WSW; 31.5m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse; external fosse (D 0.4m) SSW->SE. Berm along inner face of outer bank NNE->NNW. Inner (int. H 0.3m; 1.3m to base of fosse) and outer bank (int. H 1.2m to base of fosse; ext. H 0.9m) planted with deciduous trees. Entrance (Wth through inner bank 4m; outer bank 5.6m) to E. Third earthen bank SSW->NW concentric with fosse except to NW where it curves in towards second bank; may be later feature.
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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.