Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Fish-pond
Ballybeg East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballybeg East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.22209, -8.66245
- SMR number
- CO017-057003-
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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
This fish-pond is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 545-6) under the entry (no. 14379) for a priory (CO017-059001-). The reference to the fish-pond is as follows: 'Fish-pond (CO017-057003-) in grounds of country house c. 550m to ENE known locally as 'Monk's Pond', may have been associated with priory…'. Also referred to in the same publication under the entry (14849) for the country house (CO017-060----). The reference to the pond in this latter entry is as follows: 'Shallow rectangular stone-lined pond (c. 30m NW-SE; 4.35m SW-NE) to NW, known locally as 'Monk's pond'; overflow outlet at NW end covered by large stone slab. Possibly associated with Clapper bridge (14839) in line to NW.'
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
- Clapper bridgeunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.