Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Velvetstown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Velvetstown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.26134, -8.66040
- SMR number
- CO017-009----
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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 W-facing slope, c. 200m SSE of Velvetstown House (14938) and c. 100 N of New Velvetstown House. Shown as tree ring on 1842 OS 6-inch map; as hachured circular raised area on 1937 OS 6-inch map. Oval platform (29.4m E-W; 24m N-S) raised c. 1m above level of surrounding field. Rock outcrop at NE and N of platform. May be an estate 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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.