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Barrow - ring-barrow

Knocknanagh East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Knocknanagh 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
Knocknanagh East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1937)
Coordinates
52.19577, -9.12419
SMR number
CO021-020----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Hachured as circular mound on 1842 OS 6-inch map; not shown on 1904 OS 6-inch map; indicated as subrectangular field (diam. c. 10m) on 1937 OS 6-inch map. In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (7.5m N-S; 9.2m E-W) enclosed by fosse with external bank (H 0.5m). Some disturbance to interior on W side.

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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