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Mill - corn

Park South (Fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mill - corn, Park South, 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
Park South (Fermoy By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1936)
Coordinates
52.22146, -8.52839
SMR number
CO018-058----

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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

On N side of Awbeg River. Millrace taken from river c. 500m to W. Roofless ruin of 4-storey, rectangular mill (int.: 18.42m N-S; 7.63m E-W), E elevation of 6-bays. Central wide door in E wall, with cut-stone surround. Wheel-pit (Wth 3.4m) alongside S wall, contains cast-iron axle of breastshot suspension waterwheel (Wth 2.8m; diam. c. 3.36m), which had slim iron arms. Part of pinion shaft survives in situ. Overflow channel to S. Extension of 2 bays (int. 5.94m N-S) on N side; second addition (c. 26.5m E-W; 7.35m N-S) attached to NE side. Fragmentary remains of further buildings on SE side of yard to E of mill. Conglomerate millstone and ceramic grain-drying kiln tiles at site. Lewis (1837 vol. 1, 478) describes this as 'extensive mills of Messrs. Norcott & Co.'.

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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