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Mill - unclassified

Ballybeg East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mill - unclassified, Ballybeg East, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballybeg East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.22135, -8.66941
SMR number
CO017-059006-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In low-lying boggy land, immediately S of Awbeg River and N of Ballybeg priory (14379). Mill shown on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map in this area. Three grass-covered earthen mounds, with some stone rubble, on S bank of river, may be associated with mill. Central mound (c. 9.5m N-S; c. 9m E-W; H c. 1.75m) has flat top. Second mound (c. 25m E-W; 10m N-S), c. 8m to E, slightly irregular in plan with centre rising to H 1.75m. Third mound (c. 4m N-S; 5m E-W; H 1.25m) to W of central mound; low earthen bank extends c. 7m to SE from S end of mound. Other earthworks (13824) in field may be associated with mill, including rectangular enclosure in S half of field; second mill (15243) shown on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map on N bank of river.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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