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Church
Brittas (duhallow By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brittas (duhallow By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Site of RC Chapel (1842)
- Coordinates
- 52.10695, -8.76692
- SMR number
- CO032-078----
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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 gentle S-facing slope. Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular area defined by broken line (c. 12m NW-SE; c. 5m NE-SW), with rectangular structure (c. 20m NW-SE; c. 9m SW-NE) c. 8m to SE. No visible surface trace of church or structure. Laneway to E has also been removed; according to Kavanagh (1991, 21) this linked it to Gobnait's cell at Abby's Well (14004) c. 1km to S. Vicinity named 'Shansepeal' on 1936 OS 6-inch map. Candlestick found here c. 1850s (Bowman 1934, 585).
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.