Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mill - unclassified
Brigown, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brigown
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.27008, -8.27126
- SMR number
- CO019-160----
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (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
At N end of Mitchelstown, to S of Gradoge River. Access to site not gained. Visible from roadside is a substantial rectangular 4-storey building of random-rubble limestone construction: N elevation of 3 bays with small window opes, E elevation of 4 bays. Hipped slated roof with central valley. Gabled projections in roof on N and E sides. Built c. 1800 and known locally as 'Manor Mill', as it stood on Earl of Kingston's land (see 14919); in use as mill until 1900s, then used in 1930s by Mitchelstown Creameries for production of butter boxes, now a store (B. Power, The Avondhu, 6/3/1997). Arched section of tail race exposed under road during sewerage works. Shown as rectangular structure (long axis E-W) on 1842 OS 6-inch map with millrace taken from river c. 0.5km to W, neither is named, with tail race flowing c. 0.8km to E through N end of town. Indicated as 'Corn Mill (Disused)' on 1905 OS 6-inch map.
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
- Almshouseunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
- Market-houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.