Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Icehouse
Conva, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Conva
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Icehouse (1905)
- Coordinates
- 52.14321, -8.41928
- SMR number
- CO034-034002-
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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)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (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
On level ground, at foot of wooded S-facing slope, c. 100m S of Convamore House (14880). Circular chamber and passage covered with oval grass-covered mound (c. 10m E-W; 4.9m N-S; max. ext. H 0.8m). Random-rubble retaining stone wall, on E side of mound, with central brick leading to stone-lined passage (3.4m E-W; Wth 1.37m) with brick-vaulted roof. Rebates for door at W end of passage; inside is circular sunken chamber (diam. > 2m) covered with domed roof (H c. 3m), chamber infilled to c. 2m below passage level. Forecourt area, at mouth of passage, hollowed out.
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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Prehistoric site - lithic scatterunder 1 mi
- Prehistoric site - lithic scatterunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.