Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Sycamore, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Sycamore
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.22896, -8.56250
- SMR number
- CO017-093----
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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 tillage, on NE-facing slope. Oval area (64.5m NW-SE; 46.9m NNE-SSW) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1m) with external fosse (D 0.8m). Bank wide and flat topped (Wth of top 2.2m); entrance to SSW (Wth 2m). Fosse U-shaped, dry, partially overgrown. Interior planted with beech trees. Known as 'Lis-na-reenawn' according to Jones (1910, 57).
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
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.