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Pump-house

Two Gneeves, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Pump-house, Two Gneeves, 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
Two Gneeves
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Pump Ho (1937)
Coordinates
52.17610, -8.81545
SMR number
CO024-232----

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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

On E bank of Ketragh River, adjacent to tall single-arched Ketragh Bridge (Wth 7.88m). Small rectangular one storey structure (3.3m E-W; c. 4.37m N-S) of random-rubble limestone construction: brick-vaulted roof; door ope in S wall; window in N wall. Interior houses low breastshot cast-iron water-wheel (diam. c. 2.4m; Wth 0.55m) which powered adjacent water pump (no longer in use). Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; named 'pump ho.' on 1905 OS 6-inch map, which shows impounded river to N controlled by weir and sluice gates.

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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