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Settlement deserted - medieval

Carrigeen East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Settlement deserted - medieval, Carrigeen East, 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
Carrigeen East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.10086, -8.07295
SMR number
CO037-012----

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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)
  • 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 low river terrace on N bank of Bride river, c. 300m SW of site of Carrigeen Hall. Settlement named 'The Banckes' marked on Walter Ralegh's Mogeely map of 1598, depicted as 3-4 'English type' houses; curvilinear boundary suggested to E of site with gateway into lane leading E to road. Excavations 1992 by Franc Myles for Dr. Eric Klingelhofer revealed ditch (Wth 1.5m; D 0.5m) to E, curving to N and NE; all other archaeological activity in trench confined within ditch to W. Second trench to W exposed rectangular structure (int. L 11m NW-SE) defined by probable robber trenches for walls, fine internal cobbling. Divided in two (int. L NW rood mm 5.2m) by cross trench with gap (Wth 0.6m); central slot (NW-SE) in cobbling or NW room possibly housed wall plate for timber partition. Three pits parallel to and to S of slot too shallow to hold structural posts (Wth 0.6m; D 0.2m). Roughly cobbling external to structure to E. No dating material found but features probably of Plantation period. Further excavations planned for 1993.

See Excavations 1992, 6-7; Excavations 1994, 10

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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