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Enclosure

Creggane (Duhallow By.),Gortavoher, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Creggane, Gortavoher, 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
Creggane (Duhallow By.),Gortavoher
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured (1842)
Coordinates
52.11112, -8.80388
SMR number
CO032-060----

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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 pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured oval enclosure (c. 60m N-S; c. 50m E-W) on 1842 OS 6-inch map, bisected WNW-ESE by townland boundary; lime kiln at outer face of WSW bank. Levelled; oval area (c. 62m N-S; c. 42m E-W) defined by slight scarp with shallow external fosse (D 0.2m) ESE->SW, on S side of townland boundary; natural scarp follows line of enclosure on N side of boundary fence. Break (Wth 9m) in scarp to ESE, on S side of field fence. Lime kiln survives to WSW, heavily overgrown. North half of interior partially overgrown with briars; in S half shallow linear fosse (D 0.1m; Wth 0.8m) runs from E to W c. 12m inside S scarp and curves at E end to run parallel to scarp. Possible souterrain (13386) in interior.

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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