Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mill - corn
Park South (fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
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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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
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.