Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Kilcranathan, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcranathan
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Lisdunteda (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.15059, -8.71318
- SMR number
- CO032-046----
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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 pasture, on N-facing slope, in W corner of field. Rectangular area (59m NE-SW; 54m NW-SE) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.84m) on NE, SE and SW sides, with external fosse (D 1.26m). Bank levelled outwards on NW side. Break in bank at N corner; cattle gap in SE side off-centre to S. Fosse waterlogged; infilling apparent along outer edge of SW side. Recorded by Bowman (1934, 13) as square fort, on J. Scanlan's land, called 'Lios Duin a tSeide (i.e. The Lios of the Dun of the Blowing Breezes)_the fosse was c. 18ft. wide, but is now practically filled in.' Listed by Barry (1981, 83, no. 45).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.