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Ecclesiastical enclosure

Killeagh (Fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ecclesiastical enclosure, Killeagh, 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
Killeagh (Fermoy By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated (1934)
Coordinates
52.20427, -8.32032
SMR number
CO027-026----

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 pasture, atop hill. Roughly circular area (164m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.6m), stone-faced in parts. Bank has numerous breaks is incorporated into field boundary system, with townland boundary following line of bank SE->SW. Possibly location of 'cillin at Killeagh (pronounced distinctly - Cill Aodha)' referred to by Power (1932, 64). According to local information, quern stone discovered here; probably same quern stone (D-shaped; 18in x 18in) found in Killeagh townland and reported to Cork Historical and Archaeological Society in May 1944 (UCC). Trivallate ringfort (12615) abuts site to SE; second ringfort (12614) c. 200m to W.

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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