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Decoy pond

Longueville, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Decoy pond, Longueville, 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
Longueville
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Decoy (1936)
Coordinates
52.13328, -8.73443
SMR number
CO032-033----

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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 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

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

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