Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Charcoal-making site
Corrin, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corrin
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.10792, -8.27530
- SMR number
- CO035-118----
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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
Discovered during archaeological testing in advance of the construction of the N8 Rathcormac-Fermoy Bypass and excavated in 2003. This feature comprised an oval pit (1.95m x 1.15m; D 0.24m) which contained two fills: a primary fill of oxidised clay with frequent inclusions of fire-reddened stones and an overlying fill of charcoal-enriched silty clay. According to the excavator (O'Connell 2006e, 38), this feature was interpreted as a charcoal production pit. Two hearths (CO035-119----, CO035-120----) were located c. 5.5m and c. 15.5m to the SE, respectively. (O'Connell 2006d, 55-6; O'Connell 2006e)
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.