Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Icehouse
Ballygiblin (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballygiblin (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ice Ho (1842)
- Coordinates
- 52.18322, -8.79417
- SMR number
- CO024-171----
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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 limestone quarry, c. 35m N of Ballygiblin House (14853) on NW side of demesne. Inaccessible due to overgrowth; according to owner, icehouse (c. 2m deep; c. 2m square) cut into rock face of quarry and enclosed by wall (H c. 2m).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.