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Earthwork

Dromdowney Lower, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Earthwork, Dromdowney Lower, 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
Dromdowney Lower
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1937)
Coordinates
52.17667, -8.69931
SMR number
CO024-151001-

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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

These earthworks are referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 4 North Cork' (2000, 512) under the entry (no. 14307) for a castle (CO024-151002-). The following information was already included in the summary field of the database record: Nothing survives of castle. Modern farm buildings constructed on site. Rectangular enclosure/structure (c. 20m x c. 10m) indicated by broken line on 1842 OS 6-inch map; hachured arc SW->NW shown outside 'Castle (site of)' on 1905 OS 6-inch map; wide fosse depicted SW->NW on 1937 map. Photograph taken 1905 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 77) shows stumps of masonry surviving at that time. Smith (1750, 319) refers to 'Drumdowne, a ruined castle of the Barrys'. Castle passed to Sir Philip Perceval who destroyed it in mid-17th century to prevent it falling to enemy (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 77).

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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