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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Ballybeg West, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Ballybeg West, 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
Ballybeg West
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.20986, -8.67594
SMR number
CO025-152----

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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

In tillage. Power (1932, 30; 118-9) locates early church site, 'Cill Cluaisi', chief church of the Tuath O Fiannadhuigh 'in a field called Cluain, on the summit of a ridge overlooking the main road...at the bottom of a glen on Denis Coghlan's farm...outline of circular surrounding fence, enclosing an acre or so, is traceable'. Two adjoining fields known as the 'cluain' and the 'far cluain' located. High dome shaped area occurs roughly at centre of 'Cluain' field; steep sided except to ENE where land drops only slightly from summit then rises gently. Crown of summit very stony though no trace of enclosure evident.

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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