Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballymacmoy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacmoy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.14639, -8.52074
- SMR number
- CO034-004----
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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, below crest of hill, on W side of now disused avenue to Ballymacmoy House. Depicted as roughly square enclosure planted with trees on 1842 OS 6-inch map; circular enclosure indicated on 1905 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (49.5m N-S; 49m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.8m). Bank severely eroded by animal activity; partially overgrown with bushes and trees. Interior planted with coniferous trees; SW half level; NE half slopes gently down to NE. May be a tree ring.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Caveunder 1 mi
- Caveunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.