Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - unclassified
Castlecor Demesne, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlecor Demesne
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Abbey (Site of) (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.21204, -8.80649
- SMR number
- CO024-004001-
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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
In level pasture, to NE of Castlecor House (14868). Two stumps of masonry stand in dump of field clearance stones; larger stump (1.2m x 2.6m; H 2m) has rectangular ope (1.07m x 0.47m) in centre, possibly portion of chimney shaft (see photograph Grove White 1905-25, vol. 2, opp. 63). According to O'Flanagan (1844, 151), 'the ruins of a monastery yet traceable in the deer-park' of Castlecor House. Bowman (1934, 429) gives monastery as 'Augustinian', but Gwynn and Hadcock (1988, 364) give 'unclassified' designation, and note mention of abbey here in late 13th-century plea roll.
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
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Schoolunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.