Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Mill - unclassified
Ballymacmoy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymacmoy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.14847, -8.51384
- SMR number
- CO034-005004-
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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
Site of mill in Killavullen, on S bank of Blackwater River. Short section of overgrown enclosing wall remains. Cast iron axle with three cast iron flaunches, with remains of wooden arms in sockets, on site. A mill is shown here on Down Survey (1655-6) barony map . Corn Mill indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map, with mill race flowing along E side; mill race taken from Ross River c. 1km to SSW with mill pond c. 600m to SW. Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 35) however refers to a 'large boulting-mill, lately discontinued' in Killavullen. Shown as 'in ruins' on 1905 OS 6-inch map.
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.