Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Decoy pond
Longueville, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longueville
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Decoy (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.13328, -8.73443
- SMR number
- CO032-033----
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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 wet wooded area, on Longueville demesne (14912). Described by Fox (1984, 117-8) as dry and overgrown pond, covering area c. 35yd. square, with one pipe evident. Enclosing area around pond is earth-cut, stone-faced channel, now dry (D c. 1.4m; Wth 2m). Outer stream encircling site is shallow, waterlogged earth-cut channel (D 0.7m; Wth 1.7m). Decoy dated to c. 1750 when it had four pipes; in 1865 two pipes enlarged and two others abandoned; in use until 1930s (ibid.).
Larger elongated pond (long axis NE-SW), c. 100m to SE, also used as decoy with two arms of water at NE and SW ends forming pipes. New pipe constructed at pond in 1875 (ibid., 118-120). Pond now overgrown and partially drained.
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Lockunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Canalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.