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Icehouse

Castlelands (Fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Icehouse, Castlelands, 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
Castlelands (Fermoy By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Ice Ho (1842)
Coordinates
52.13581, -8.63819
SMR number
CO033-009003-

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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 level pasture, in garden of Mallow Castle (14373). Circular brick-lined chamber (diam. 2.5m) covered with domed brick roof (H 1.75m), externally covered with remains of irregular mortared rubble limestone mound; chamber infilled to c. 1m below external ground level. Remains of stone-built entrance passage (L 2.6m; Wth 0.95m) to N. Removed in advance of housing development, September 1997. (Russell 1996, 70-74).

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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