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Mill - unclassified

MacRoney Lower, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Mill - unclassified, MacRoney 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
MacRoney Lower
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Fleetwood Mill (in Ruins) (1934)
Coordinates
52.16981, -8.21892
SMR number
CO028-019----

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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

Remains of mill, c. 100m E of Douglas River and a similar distance N of Araglin River; Araglin Mill (Woollen) (15244) c. 200m to SW. Only NE corner of 2-storey gable-ended structure now stands, built into W-facing slope, of random-rubble sandstone construction. Wheel-pit (Wth 1.5m) alongside N wall, mostly infilled with rubble; curved back of wheel-pit has a fall of c. 5m, indicating that it probably housed an overshot /pitchback waterwheel. Remains of second wheel-pit (Wth c. 2m), with c. 7m drop, alongside E wall; no trace of a head race feeding into this. Present owner suggests it was used as a flax mill and pointed out L-shaped field to W, adjacent to river, as a retting field. Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 220) refers to flax mill belonging to Dr. Collet near Kilworth, which is probably this site. Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as 'Oat Mill', and on 1903 OS 6-inch map as 'Fleetwood Mill (Woollen)'. Millrace taken from Douglas River c. 700m to N; earthen-banked millrace close to mill survives in good repair with remains of three 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

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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